§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) successful and (b) failed MOT tests were performed at each test centre in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. [151208]
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§ Angela SmithInformation on successful and unsuccessful MOT tests could be provided from the manual test records of the Department of the Environment's Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) only at disproportionate cost. However, new information technology recently installed in all DVTA test centres will allow this information to be extracted in the future.
In the meantime, the table shows, by test centre, the number of all tests and re-tests (previous test failures) for all vehicle categories for which roadworthiness certificates are required, including those generally referred to as MOT tests. It should be noted that the retest figures can include multiple re-tests on a single vehicle, that the re-test may not take place at the same centre as the original test and that re-test numbers may be affected by the proportion of tests on different categories of vehicles at individual test centres. The retest figures do not include vehicles which fail the full test but are not subsequently presented for re-test.
Number of vehicle tests carried out—January to December 2003 (inclusive) Number of full tests Number of retests Armagh 23,859 6,391 Ballymena 40,706 8,121 Belfast 56,825 13,547 Coleraine 38,892 7,814 Cookstown 34,867 7,976 Craigavon 33,482 9,009 Downpatrick 28,642 6,280 Enniskillen 24,842 5,216 Larne 22,166 4,197 Lisburn 34,837 9,558 Londonderry 27,673 7,056 Mallusk 37,137 8,632 Newry 29,097 6,520 Newtownards 51,263 12,206 Omagh 20,871 5,114 Total 50,5159 11,7637