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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 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

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
Link
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