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Written question asked by Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) on Thursday, 12 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2006. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Statutory Vehicle Testing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the Department’s estimate is of the percentage error rate in the annual tests of (a) cars, (b) light goods vehicles, (c) motorcycles, (d) heavy goods vehicles and (e) passenger carrying vehicles.
Answer

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) publishes error rates for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) and Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV) tests annually in an Effectiveness Report which is available at the House of Commons Library, Business & Transport section and on-line at: www.vosa.gov.uk.The content of the error checks for HGV/PSV versus MOT testers are different and cannot, therefore, be used as a direct comparison to each other.

VOSA test stations—results of error rate checks from April to September 2006
Percentage
HGV 0.067
PSV 0.060
MOT garages—number of tester assessments requiring follow-up action
Percentage
Cars and Light Goods Vehicles 0.3
Motorcycles 0

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
450 c1236-7W;450 c1242-3W; 94540
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Motor vehicles Testing
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk