§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many motorists who believe that their vehicle has been wrongly failed in the MOT test have resorted to the appeals procedure during each of the last five years for which records are available; how many of such appeals have proved successful; and what is the appeals procedure referred to in his answer to the hon. Member for Leicester, West dated 24th March 1976.
§ Dr. GilbertThe results of appeals made against MOT test during the years 1971 to 1975 were as follows:—
Year No. of Appeals No. Successful 1971 120 66 1972 131 75 1973 141 85 1974 105 63 1975 112 68 This represents a success rate of approximately 56 per cent.
175WThe appeals procedures is set out in Section 18 of the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1968 and information regarding the procedure is provided on every refusal notice. An appeal should be made on a special form available from any Traffic Area Head Office. The completed form, together with the appeal fee, which is at present £2.10, must be sent to the appropriate Traffic Area within 14 days of the original test. The Traffic Area then arranges to examine the vehicle and, depending upon the result of that examination, the whole or a part of the appeal fee may be refunded.