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 when the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency last audited each bus and coach operator in 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.
- Answer
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The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency carries out visits to operator premises to check their systems for maintaining vehicle conditions and compliance with other measures (e.g. drivers' hours) which will include checking vehicles and records.Information on the visits by an individual operator is commercially in-confidence.The total number of vehicles inspected at operator visits in VOSA's North East area are set out in the following table:
Number 2006-07 310 2007-08 277 2008-09 224 2009-10 236 2010-11 72
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 91686; 539 c320W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Buses Testing
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