RTCs caused by vehicle defects

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Infrastructure for statistics on road traffic collisions caused by vehicle defects between 2022 and 2025. The authority responded that it does not hold this information and suggested contacting the Department of Home Affairs instead.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold the requested information on vehicle defect-related collisions.
• The request covered the period from 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2025.
• The Department of Home Affairs is identified as the likely holder of the relevant data.
• The request was formally closed on 17 April 2025.
• The response was issued under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 1 January 2022
• 1 January 2025
• 15 April 2025
• 17 April 2025
• 4592365

Original Request

Dear Department of Infrastructure, Please may you provide me with the following information, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2015. 1. How many times has a vehicle defect been judged to be the cause of a road traffic collision? Please may this figure reflect the timespan between 1 January 2022, until 1 January 2025. Thank-you.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4592365 17 April 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 15 April 2025, which states:

"Dear Department of Infrastructure,

Please may you provide me with the following information, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

1. How many times has a vehicle defect been judged to be the cause of a road traffic collision?

Please may this figure reflect the timespan between 1 January 2022, until 1 January 2025.

Thank-you."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact the Department of Home Affairs, who are likely to hold the most accurate and relevant information in relation to your request.

The Department of Infrastructure does not hold this information in an accurate or complete form.

Please quote the reference number 4592365 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are

dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.