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Motor Vehicles: Testing

Volume 496: debated on Monday 13 July 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many tests of (a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) public service vehicles were carried out at the Llandrindod Wells test centre in each of the last three years; and how much the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency received from such tests in each such year. (286024)

The number of tests and income the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency received for (a) Heavy goods vehicles and (b) public service vehicles at Llandrindod Wells in the past three years is as set out in the following table:

HGV Tests

HGV Income (£)

PSV Tests

PSV Income (£)

2006-07

2013

105,507.00

363

26,025.00

2007-08

2060

115,083.00

367

28,078.00

2008-09

1774

98,974.00

369

27,867.00

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many tests of (a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) public service vehicles have been carried out in (i) England and (ii) Wales by staff of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in the last three years. (286027)

The following table sets out the number of tests of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) carried out by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in England and Wales over the past three years:

Financial year

Country

Scheme

Annual tests

Re-tests

Total

2006-07

England

HGV and trailers

611,049

121,036

732,085

England

PSV

66,264

8,643

74,907

England 2006-07 total

677,313

129,679

806,992

Wales

HGV and trailers

36,518

7,445

43,963

Wales

PSV

5,784

899

6,683

Wales 2006-07 total

42,302

8,344

50,646

2007-08

England

HGV and trailers

605,444

121,592

727,036

England

PSV

66,363

9,502

75,865

England 2007-08 total

671,807

131,094

802,901

Wales

HGV and trailers

37,955

7,735

45,690

Wales

PSV

5,738

926

6,664

Wales 2007-08 total

43,693

8,661

52,354

2008-09

England

HGV and trailers

602,359

107,762

710,121

England

PSV

68,330

9,251

77,581

England 2008-09 Total

670,689

117,013

787,702

Wales

HGV and trailers

35,759

7,016

42,775

Wales

PSV

5,717

901

6,618

Wales 2008-09 total

41,476

7,917

49,393