§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the failure rates at Vehicle Inspection centres were(a) before and (b) after the introduction of the new computerised testing system. [121613]
§ Angela SmithThe percentage of vehicles presented for a re-test in 2000–01, the last full year prior to the installation of the new computerised testing equipment was 20 per cent. With the installation of the new equipment now substantially completed, the re-test rate is 22 per cent.
The number of full tests and re-tests carried out by the by the Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency over the period in question is set out in the following table:
Year Number of full tests Number of re-tests Percentage of re-tests 2000–01 439,746 89,152 20 2001–02 463,386 95,015 21 2002–03 483,776 106,669 22 2003–041 81,248 18,171 22 11 April 2003 to 31 May 2003