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MOT computerisation PFI project delayed again
News The MOT computerisation project, which aims to take a million illegal and dangerous cars off the road, will now not be fully rolled out to testing stations and garages until at least next March - nearly three years after it was due to be delivered. [22 Jun 2005]
Garages seek compensation for MOT IT problems
News Garages could receive compensation from the government for lost business as a result of problems with the MOT computer system. The rollout of the system across all 18,500 UK authorised testing stations, was completed at the end of March this year... [11 May 2006]
Delayed national MOT database finally completed
News The MOT computerisation project, which aims to take a million illegal and dangerous cars off the road, has finally been rolled out to all 18,500 testing stations and garages - nearly three years later than it was originally due to be delivered. [07 Apr 2006]
Multimillion pound MOT computer system breaks down
News A multimillion pound IT system that computerised the UK's MOT testing programme suffered technical problems this week. It is meant to combat the sale of fraudulent MOT certificates. Vosa confirmed on Thursday that the computerised MOT system had... [28 Apr 2006]
Number plate recognition system to tackle MOT-dodgers
News Initially only HGV and Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) will be monitored by eight VOSA teams around the country equipped with ANPR but the agency said it wants to be able to monitor all 24 million private vehicles in the UK once the MOT... [27 May 2003]
£200m road tax cheats to face number plate readers
News Earlier this year the government introduced a scheme using number-plate recognition technology to clamp down on lorries and buses that don't have MOT certificates. This could be extended to all 24 million vehicles on UK roads once the MOT... [12 Sep 2003]
Online car tax renewals extended across UK
News The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) online tax disc service has been extended nationally but will not be fully available until the end of March because of delays to the computerised MOT database project. [10 Jan 2006]
EDS profit falls on weak IT spending
News Computer services giant Electronic Data Systems beat analyst expectations in its fourh quarter - but its revenue and earnings were down on this time last year and there's mot much optimism about the year ahead. [07 Feb 2003]
Technical glitch crashes new DVLA tax renewal website
News The service currently links to the motor insurance database to validate insurance and will shortly involve linking to a number of other external databases including the new MOT computerisation database and the Department for Work and Pensions... [22 Feb 2005]
DVLA databases only "40 per cent" accurate
News Among recommendations to improve the use of ANPR are direct links from police forces to the new computerised MOT database, which is due to go live later this year, and motor insurance databases, which flag up vehicles without insurance. [03 Nov 2004]
Police seize drugs and stolen goods using licence plate readers
News Earlier this week the government agency the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency (VOSA) revealed its plans to use ANPR technology to tackle road safety by monitoring all 24 million privately owned vehicles in the UK for MOT and tax-dodging. [29 May 2003]
PFI projects on the up
News Prominent projects with a technology component include roads, MOT computerisation and immigration. The number of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts signed in the UK - many for large projects with IT at their core - is set to increase. [24 Apr 2006]
