AQW 10176/22-27

Mr Peter McReynolds
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 16/04/2024
Answered On Date: 01/05/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) which MOT test centres are equipped to provide an MOT for electric vehicles; (ii) how many MOTs were carried out on electric vehicles in the last 12 months; and, (iii) whether (a) Hydebank; and (b) Mallusk Test Centres have the capability to provide MOTs for electric vehicles.

Answer:

The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) has 15 test centres across the North and all of them are equipped to test electric vehicles. Hydebank, Mallusk and any future test centre constructed by the DVA will also be equipped to test electric vehicles.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the DVA tested 8,065 electric vehicles.