Drivers across NI turned away from MOT centres due to cracks in lifts
Jan 24, 2020, 10:37 AM
Listeners describing it as a shambles at MOT centres throughout NI.
Essentially the Dept of Infrastructure is telling people to turn up at centres - but they don't know if they will be able to deliver on the appointment
Nicola Mallon is the new minister in charge - I presume minister you understand that people take time off work - that people need their cars to pick kids up from school - so there needs to be clear communication
An inspection of all vehicle lifts in Northern Ireland's MOT centres has detected "signs of cracking" in 48 of the 55 lifts, BBC has learned. The inspection results were revealed in an internal letter from the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) to its staff. Some MOT tests due to take place this week were cancelled due to the issue, but the Department for Infrastructure has advised drivers to attend their scheduled test, unless they are contacted by the DVA.
However, several motorists who travelled to MOT centres on Thursday, only to be told that their test was cancelled.
Essentially the Dept of Infrastructure is telling people to turn up at centres - but they don't know if they will be able to deliver on the appointment
Nicola Mallon is the new minister in charge - I presume minister you understand that people take time off work - that people need their cars to pick kids up from school - so there needs to be clear communication
An inspection of all vehicle lifts in Northern Ireland's MOT centres has detected "signs of cracking" in 48 of the 55 lifts, BBC has learned. The inspection results were revealed in an internal letter from the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) to its staff. Some MOT tests due to take place this week were cancelled due to the issue, but the Department for Infrastructure has advised drivers to attend their scheduled test, unless they are contacted by the DVA.
However, several motorists who travelled to MOT centres on Thursday, only to be told that their test was cancelled.