Number of 25-30 year old vehicles

Summary

A request was made for the number of motor vehicles on the Isle of Man register first registered between August 1990 and July 1995. The Road Transport Licensing Committee responded that they do not hold this information and that the request falls outside the FOI timescale.

Key Facts

• The requested information concerns vehicles with a first registration date between 1 August 1990 and 31 July 1995.
• The Road Transport Licensing Committee stated they do not hold the requested data.
• The request was deemed outside the FOI timescale as the data predates 11 October 2011.
• Vehicle registration data is normally held by the Department of Infrastructure.
• The requester was advised to contact the Vehicle Test Centre (VTC) for potential access under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Data Disclosed

• 1 August 1990
• 31 July 1995
• 11 October 2011
• 1398325
• 2020-08-03
• 2020-08-05
• 01624 651564
• 01624 627431

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held
• Outside FOI timescale (pre-11 October 2011)

Original Request

How many motor vehicles are on the island's register (i.e. subject to a MVR6) whose date of first registration was between 1 August 1990 and 31 July 1995?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St John's, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel: (01624) 651564 Email: rtlc@gov.im Website: www.gov.im/rtlc

Our ref: 1398325 5th August 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 3rd August 2020 and which states:

"How many motor vehicles are on the island's register (i.e. subject to a MVR6) whose date of first registration was between 1 August 1990 and 31 July 1995?"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department does not hold the information that you have requested.

In addition, the information requested is outside the FOI timescale, as it is before 11th October 2011. Further information Information regarding vehicle registrations would normally be held by the Department of Infrastructure, but due the age of the data you may want to contact the Vehicle Test Centre (VTC) to see if they can supply the information under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. The contact details for the VTC are: Ballafletcher Road Tromode Braddan IM4 4QJ Tel: 01624 627431 Email: EnqTest@gov.im

Please quote the reference number 1398325 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely