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Written question asked by Bridget Phillipson (Labour) on Friday, 20 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 January 2012. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2012 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Buses: Testing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the MOT failure rate was for bus and coach operators in Vehicle and Operator Services Agency area 3, including (a) Go North East, (b) Stagecoach Cumbria, (c) Stagecoach North East, (d) Snaiths Coaches, (e) Scarlet Band Motor Services, (f) Redby Travel, (g) Kingsley Coaches, (h) Henry Cooper, (i) First Choice Travel, (j) Classic Coaches, (k) Arriva North East and (l) A-Line Coaches in each of the last five years.
Answer

MOT failure results are not available by operator as the data is commercially in-confidence.Vehicle and Operator Services Agency's North East Area MOT results for bus and coach operators (PSVs) are displayed in the following table:

Test result 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Pass 2,838 2,863 3,068 3,150 3,178
Fail 648 553 542 455 455
PRS 477 455 390 360 300
Prohibitions 11 21 19 16 15
Total tests 3,974 3,892 4,019 3,981 3,948
Note: PRS results are Pass after Rectification at Station and represent minor defects such as loose screws/bolts, bulbs out etc. that could be repaired or replaced safely at the test site with little difficulty. They are then tested again for that defect alone after the repair on the same day and a pass certificate is issued.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91662; 539 c319-20W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Buses Testing
Link
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