Vehicles owned and maintained by DOI

Summary

The request sought the total number of vehicles owned and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) and other government departments. The DOI disclosed that 1,188 road vehicles are managed across nine departments but exempted steam railway and Manx Electric Railway figures as they are already publicly accessible.

Key Facts

• The DOI manages 1,188 road vehicles for work-related duties via the Fleetwave system.
• Vehicle counts exclude engineering tools, trailers, boats, steam railway, and MER vehicles.
• DOI maintains vehicles for DEFA, DHSC, DHA, Enterprise, Treasury, Cabinet Office, Education, Sport & Culture, and Manx Utilities.
• Information regarding Steam Railway and MER fleets was withheld under Section 20 of the Act as it is already reasonably accessible to the public.
• The response was issued on 29 March 2018 following a request received on 26 March 2018.

Data Disclosed

• 1188
• 2018-03-26
• 2018-03-29
• 362755
• Section 20

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

Please supply the total number of vehicles that the Department of Infrastructure own and maintain. Please also provide the names of other Government Departments that the Department of Infrastructure, maintain or operate vehicles for and the total number of vehicles that the Department of Infrastructure are responsible for in relation to other Isle of Man Government Departments. By way of the term vehicle it would include any tram, bus, car, van or any other asset classed as a vehicle.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Co-ordinator Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: foi.doi@gov.im

Our ref: 362755 29 March 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 26 March 2018 and which states (clarification in blue italics):

"Please supply the total number of vehicles that the Department of Infrastructure own and maintain. Please also provide the names of other Government Departments that the Department of Infrastructure, maintain or operate vehicles for and the total number of vehicles that the Department of Infrastructure are responsible for in relation to other Isle of Man Government Departments. By way of the term vehicle it would include any tram, bus, car, van or any other asset classed as a vehicle." ALL vehicles of any type, including planers, pavors, excavators

Our response to your request is as follows: There are 1188 road vehicles utilised for work related duties (this excludes engineering tools, trailers, boats etc) held on the Fleetwave fleet management system. These vehicles are used by the DOI (all divisions and sections); DEFA; DHSC; DHA; Enterprise; Treasury; Cabinet Office; Education, Sport & Culture and Manx Utilities.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. Steam railway and MER vehicles are not included in the figures above. This information is already in the public domain. Steam Railway: https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/bus-and-rail/heritage- railways/steam-railway/fleet/ MER: https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/bus-and-rail/heritage- railways/manx-electric-railway/fleet/ Please quote the reference number 362755 in any future communications.

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Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Co-ordinator Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: foi.doi@gov.im

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Yours sincerely Freedom of Information Response Team