03-06-10 VOSA publish MOT garage contact list
The contact details of all MOT test stations will be published on the web today as the Government continues to make the non-sensitive, non-personal data that it holds more accessible to the public.
The information, held by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), will be put on the website www.data.gov.uk which is designed to enable people outside of Government to make use of public data.
The details being published are:
• Trading Name
• Address
• Contact Telephone No
• Classes of vehicles tested
• Vehicle Test Station number
VOSA says it will make MOT stations and MOT data more readily available so that complying with road laws becomes easier for motorists.
In January, the agency published a summary of vehicle make/model MOT failure rates on the website.
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NOTES TO EDITOR:
VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) is responsible for:
- • Processing applications for licences to operate lorries and buses and registering bus services
- • Operating and administering testing schemes for all vehicles, including the supervision of the MOT testing scheme
- • Enforcing the law on vehicles to ensure that they comply with legal standards and regulations
- • Enforcing drivers' hours and licensing requirements
- • Supporting Traffic Commissioners to help them make informed decisions on operator
- licensing, vocational drivers and bus registration requirements
- • Providing training and advice for commercial operators
- • Investigating vehicle accidents, defects and recalls.
For media enquiries about VOSA, please contact: Luke Bigwood on 0117 954 3208 or Rachel Hicks on 0117 954 2619. You can also e-mail press@vosa.gov.uk
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