FOI release
DVSA FOI disclosure log, November 2017
Updated 12 February 2018
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| Request reference | Request status | Request summary | Date the response was issued |
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| IA/01038/17 | Fully successful | Could please provide the information that was supplied for FOI Request - IA/00614/17 | 02/11/2017 |
| IA/01039/17 | Fully successful | Could you state the number of letters DVSA and formally VOSA have received to date regarding Ford Ecoboost petrol engine cars? How many of these letters were related to engine failure and how many related to coolant loss? How many of these were letters were regarding 1.0 litre engines and how many were related to 1.6 litre? How many of the letters were Ford Focus models and how many were Ford Fiestas? How many of the letters claimed that the 'degas hose recall' had not been performed? | 03/11/2017 |
| IA/01041/17 | Fully successful | (1) The number of licences revoked and theory test pass certificates withdrawn in the last 10 years (figures for each year respectively please) for candidates living in: a) The UK b) Yorkshire c) London (2) The separate numbers for candidates and impersonators/interpreters convicted in a court for 'cheating' at the driving test in the last 10 years (figures for each year respectively please) in: a) The UK b) Yorkshire c) London | 03/11/2017 |
| IA/01051/17 | Fully successful | Information on the top 10 highest number of retakers in the Surrey area for both theory and driving tests for: - Car test participants- Motorcycle test participants I would like the information to go back to 2010 please | 03/11/2017 |
| IA/01054/17 | Fully successful | (1) On the attached excel sheet is a number of vehicle Testing Stations and postcodes. Could I have the amount of MOT Tests carried out at each site for the whole of 2016? (2) Training has recently changed for MoT Testing, can I ask how many VT8s was carried out by DVSA From September 2016 until September 2017 or the latest information you have regarding the quantity? (3) At present time - how many live MOT Stations in the UK? (4) At present time - how many live MOT Testers in the UK? (5) How many class 1,2,3,4,5,7 vehicle was tested in the uk in 2016? (6) Of the same classes above how old was the vehicles Tested in 2016 (a breakdown from the figure in Q5)? | 07/11/2017 |
| IA/01057/17 | Partially successful | Whilst accepting that if a vehicle's MOT was more than 6 months previous or, where the examiner issues an advisory notice for other defects, that a full MOT should be required prior to the release of the PG9, what is the rational behind the requirement of a full MOT for one out of eight tyres being defective where the MOT was less that 2 months earlier and, no other defects indicated. Is a full MOT in these circumstances necessary and proportional. Can you please provide me with a copy of any policy, guidance, memo or statutory documentation appertaining to when a full MOT as opposed to a partial MOT covering the specific defect re-examination in these and similar circumstances. | 08/11/2017 |
| IA/01058/17 | Fully successful | Please can the number of points the person with the highest number of points on their licence has in each of Surrey be provided? Please can the pass rates for men and women be sent over for each test centre in Surrey for the last three years? Please can an overall pass rate for men and women be sent over for each Surrey area for the last three years? Please can the number of attempts the person with the most failed attempts has in each area of Surrey be provided? | 06/11/2017 |
| IA/01061/17 | Partially successful | Please provide the following documents and information. (1) Policy for removal of Driving Examiners from ADI Registrar. (2) In the last 5 years, year on year, how many Approved driving instructors have been removed from the register prior to their 4 year limit? (3) Policy Document for ADI's receiving driver points from 3 to 6. (4) For the last 5 years, year on year how many previous ADI's have changed roles too driving examiner, and how many have been removed from the register prior to the 4 years as per section 126 act? (5) Policy document for the ADI Registrar to disclose driver points obtained by registered persons held on the ADI Register. | 09/11/2017 |
| IA/01068/17 | Partially successful | Could I please get a list of all the VTS'S on a spread sheet containing the following details: VTS Site Number, AE Number, Organisation Name (sole trader name, partnership names, LTD name ), Legal Entity, VTS Trading Name, VTS Address (with postcode), VTS Telephone Number, VTS Fax Number, VTS Email, Class they test, DVSA Enforcement/admin Area office | 09/11/2017 |
| IA/01075/17 | Fully successful | Re the use of tachographs relating to the geographic spread of the following network: M5 junctions 14-26 M32 M4 junctions 17 - 22 M48. Please can you provide: (1)How many testing stations were available for use on the motorway network as specified above? (2) How many members of staff are employed at said testing stations How many lorries were stopped and tested? (3) How many tachograph violations were recorded? (4) How many FPNs, or fines, were issued for tachograph violations? (5) How many of the violations were for lorries registered in the UK? (6) How many of the violations were for lorries registered outside the UK? (7) Of the fines issued to drivers registered outside of the UK - how many (in percentage and monetary terms) remain outstanding? Please provide details for the last 5 calendar (or financial, if that is how the data is recorded) years (if possible broken down into months) | 09/11/2017 |
| IA/01081/17 | Fully successful | What routine and regular checks are being made on the thousands of foreign registered vehicles on our roads to ensure that they have current and valid MOT's and Insurance and that their drivers have a valid driving licence. | 10/11/2017 |
| IA/01083/17 | Fully successful | Could you supply figures for the reasons given for failed car practical driving tests in the UK in 2016. Can you also break the information down by gender. | 09/11/2017 |
| IA/01084/17 | Fully successful | (1) We request contact details of all Chief Decision Makers regarding your Technology and Innovation throughout your organisation. (2) We would like to know if you are currently using any Video Conferencing Technology? (3) Have you invested in any Video Conferencing Hardware? If yes - What Video Conferencing Hardware have you invested in? (4) Do you use any Video Software? (5) Do you currently have a contract in place to supply you Video Conferencing Hardware? (6) Do you currently have a contract in place to supply you Video Conferencing Software? (7) If applicable, when does your current contract end? | 10/11/2017 |
| IA/01095/17 | Fully successful | In 2016 DVSA allowed Inspectors who did not wish to move to the new contracts to leave by way of a Civil Service Early Severance Payment. Exactly how many Inspectors in the testing division took this payment. | 15/11/2017 |
| IA/01099/17 | Fully successful | (1) How many enforcement Vehicle Examiner staff hours were spent on MOT scheme and MOT enforcement work each year between 2005 and 2016? (2) For the years where the information is available please provide a breakdown of the activities from the journal codes booked to indicate the work undertaken. (3)How many Traffic Examiner staff hours were spent on MOT scheme/MOT enforcement work each year between 2005 and 2016? (4) How many Investigation hours were spent on MOT investigation work each year between 2005 - 2016? (5) From its inception how many Case Review Team hours were spent on MOT disciplinary work each year? (6) How many prosecutions by DVSA and predecessors for MOT fraud offences each year between 2005 and 2016? If possible please include whether defendant was an Authorised Examiner or Tester, the offence particulars and the outcome. Please provide all data by year. | 15/11/2017 |
| IA/01102/17 | Fully successful | For the calendar year 2016, I would like all the agendas for each DVSA board meeting held that year. | 15/11/2017 |
| IA/01105/17 | Fully successful | I would be grateful if you could provide me with details of all reports made by owners of Ford Focus and Ford Fiestas with automatic gearboxes (manufactured between 2012 and 2016) relating to incidents of uncommanded acceleration forwards and in reverse. Please also provide details of DVSA contact with Ford (if any) in respects of these reports. | 22/11/2017 |
| IA/01107/17 | Partially successful | How many cars MoT'd from 01/11/2016 to 31/10/2017 failed for defective tyres, and what was the breakdown of defects giving rise to failures and how many had advisory notices on tyres | 24/11/2017 |
| IA/01112/17 | Fully successful | Could you please provide a breakdown of the amount of motor caravans currently MOT'd in the UK. | 22/11/2017 |
| IA/01113/17 | Fully successful | Statistical data regarding the first time pass and failure rates broken down down by gender at the Kings Lynn and Norwich driving test centres from 1st January 2017 to date | 23/11/2017 |
| IA/01116/17 | Fully successful | (1) How many Agriculture Tractor drivers have been stopped for using the vehicles for General Haulage purposes, not in accordance with the regulations? (2) How many Agriculture Tractor drivers have been Stopped for tachograph offences using Agricultural Tractors for general haulage purposes? (3) How many Agriculture Tractor drivers have been reported for offences whilst using the vehicles for general haulage purposes, not in accordance with the regulations? (4) How many investigations have been conducted by the DVSA Special Investigations Team, or the staff that used to work on that team, relating to tachograph non compliance in the past twelve months? | 27/11/2017 |
| IA/01117/17 | Fully successful | Please provide me with information concerning Terms and Conditions of Employment that were implemented or changed by the introduction of the "DfT modernising employment contract" within the DVSA and in particular, and changes to Enforcement Staff 'normal working hours' within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Please also provide me with details of collective agreements in place since December 2014 concerning 'normal working hours' for DVSA Enforcement Staff, within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. | 15/11/2017 |
| IA/01118/17 | Fully successful | Could we please request the below information?Number of MoTs conducted in 2014, 2015 and 2016 of Class 1 & 2 motorcyclesNumber of MoTs failed in 2014, 2015 and 2016 of Class 1 & 2 motorcyclesNumber of MoTs failed due to tyre defects in 2014, 2015 and 2016 of Class 1 & 2 motorcyclesCan you confirm the years are fiscal years running from April to March? | 24/11/2017 |
| IA/01119/17 | Fully successful | May I please request the following for 2015 and 2016 for vehicles submitted for their first MoT across Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7? Number of tests conducted Number of test failures Number of test failures due to tyre defects | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01124/17 | Fully successful | Can I have the total number of pupils that I have completed the pass plus with. | 15/11/2017 |
| IA/01129/17 | Fully successful | (1) Please can you provide driving test pass rates by date and time slot for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (to date)? Please can you break this down by date and time of day e.g. Pass rate by day e.g.01/01/2017 - 49%01/01/2016 = 52%Pass rate by time slot e.g.01/01/2017 - 9am-10am = 39%. If limited by time constraints please prioritise in order stated e.g. (1) pass rate by day, (2) pass rate by time slot. | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01131/17 | Fully successful | 1) How many reports of cam belt (timing) failure have you received in the 1.8 HDi engines used in Citroen vans and Multispace cars? (2) Please tell me how many reports in respect of each vehicle type were received in each year along with the vehicle age and mileage at time of failure. (3) What was Citroen's response in each case? Did they offer to pay in whole or part for the repair of the engines? (4) Have any of these engines been tested by DVSA and with what results? | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01132/17 | Fully successful | I would like to know the names of all committees, sub-committees and boards that the current Chief Executive of DVSA is a member of/sits on. | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01133/17 | Fully successful | Statistical data required for the number of DVSA staff involved in strike action in October 2017 | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01136/17 | Fully successful | (1) Which private organisations in the UK are undertaking Annual Testing on HGV and PCV vehicles? (2) How this testing is being permitted under current UK legislation? Specifically, which legislation and which clauses. (3) How this testing is monitored? (4) The process for applying and becoming a tester of HGV and PCV vehicles without being employed by DVSA. (5) Current plans to roll out private testing of HGV and PCV vehicles across the country. (6) How DVSA plan to monitor the testing of such vehicles on a nationwide scale? (7) How the upcoming requirements of European Directive 2014/45/EU are being implemented and which parts of European Directive 2009/40/Ec are being repealed? (8) In relation to 2014/45/EU:What organisation is the competent authority? (9)What requirements of the competent authority are delegated to external providers such as awarding bodies? (10) How the competent authority verify inspectors have the relevant skills and experience? (11) How the competent authority ensures inspectors receive appropriate initial and refresher training? (12) Who issues certificates of competence to inspectors. | 29/11/2017 |
| IA/01146/17 | Partially successful | Please provide the requests (assuming DOT made them) made by HM Govt regarding VW's remedial measures proposed for the E189 Diesel Emissions recall, and or any information VW provided in anticipation of such a request. If HMGovt did not seek information regarding the nature and suitability of the modification, then please CONFIRM that to me. | 16/11/2017 |
| IA/01147/17 | Fully successful | Enforcement Vehicle Examiner recruitment campaign number DFT/293/17, under the FOI I want to; (1) Request for a copy of the recruitment advert showing what areas the posts are located? (2) Find out how many people applied for the vacancy? (3) How many applicants are black? (4) How many applicants pass the board? (5) How many applicants of black origin passed the board? | 30/11/2017 |
| IA/01154/17 | Fully successful | Please supply a copy of the response to the FOI IA/00907/17 | 16/11/2017 |
| IA/01157/17 | Fully successful | I am writing to request an internal review of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Ford Ecoboost engine failures'. The request for the number of letters was not referring to physical paper letters, it was referring to all correspondence that DVSA and VOSA have received, that includes emails and letters. I am informed by a campaign group of owners of Ford cars that you should have more than 21. Please can you check your records and reconfirm how many separate cases, you as DVSA and VOSA have on record? Also, please confirm what date range your information covers. | 27/11/2017 |