The MOT Inspection Manual Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Testing 30TH & 31ST OCTOBER 2008 VERSION

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3rd September 2017

Dear Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency,

FOI REQUEST.

The MOT Inspection Manual
Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Testing - 30TH & 31ST OCTOBER 2008 VERSION

I would be grateful if you would provide me with the above inspection manual.

I want the version of the inspection manual that was in force on 30th October 2008 and 31st October 2008.

In the unlikely event there was a version for 30th October 2008 and a different version for 31st October 2008 please supply both versions to me.

Many thanks for your assistance.

I do require the information requested as soon as possible so I would be very grateful if, on this occasion, you would be able to expedite this request.

Yours faithfully,

P. Dunne

foi@dsa.gsi.gov.uk, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Mr P Dune

by email: [FOI #428602 email]

 

our ref: IA/00943/17

 

date: 25 September 2017

                                                                       

 

Dear Mr Dune

 

Information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA)

 

Further to your request of 3 September 2017, I can confirm that we have
handled your request for information about the MOT Inspection Manual,
within the terms of the FoIA.

 

Your request and our response is as follows:

 

Q1. FOI REQUEST.

The MOT Inspection Manual
Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Testing - 30TH & 31ST OCTOBER 2008
VERSION

I would be grateful if you would provide me with the above inspection
manual.

I want the version of the inspection manual that was in force on 30th
October 2008 and 31st October 2008.

In the unlikely event there was a version for 30th October 2008 and a
different version for 31st October 2008 please supply both versions to me.

 

DVSA do not have a concise copy of the document you have requested for the
specific dates in question. The manuals at that time were provided by
Siemens Business services as part of the MOT computerisation contract.

 

Please find attached a copy of the January 2007 consolidated edition with
the issue of special notices of amendments to the registration plate
section; unfortunately, we do not hold full details of those changes.

 

Please also refer to the following Annex’s for supplementary information.

 

 1. Annex A – MOT Inspection Manual, issue date 10 January 2005
 2. Annex B – MOT Special Notice, September 2007
 3. Annex C - MOT Special Notice, November 2007
 4. Annex D - MOT Special Notice, April 2008

 

 

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Manager, at [2][email address] or at the above address.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Rajan Dhawan

Public Liaison Team

 

 

 

 

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