HL Deb 13 November 2003 vol 654 cc208-9WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 16 October (WA 128), how many applications there have been for MoT tests in Northern Ireland in each month from October 2001 to date. [HL4978]

Baroness Amos

The Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency carries out the full range of statutory roadworthiness tests in Northern Ireland. These include tests on motor cars and motor cycles for which a vehicle test certificate (MoT) is issued as well as other categories such as heavy goods vehicles, taxis, buses, etc, for which other certificates are issued.

Details of vehicle test applications received between October 2001 and September 2003 are presented in the table (the figures exclude retests).

Vehicle Test Applications All categories October 2001-September 2003
Month 2001 2002 2003
January — 49,534 39,052
February — 42,818 43,297
March — 47,572 43,470
April — 44,800 42,953
May — 47,138 50,263
June — 38,349 51,259
July — 40,856 49,096
August — 40,880 41,455
September — 41,987 45,818
October 40,096 43,546 —
November 37,381 32,484 —
December 25,571 27,298 —