Government of Jersey

Defective vehicles 2021 to 2023 (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 09 October 2023.
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Request

Please update the tables in the Response A and Response B of that request with data since 2021 to date for the previous Freedom of Information request below:-

Defective vehicles (FOI)

Response

The requested information is shown in the following tables:

Vehicle defects reported on-line in 2021 to 2023 to date
Defect type	2021	2022	2023 to date
Corroded bodywork	14	13	19
Faulty light(s)	40	69	64
Faulty direction indicator(s)	1	1	2
Inoperative brake light(s)	155	242	211
Noisy exhaust	11	4	28
Exhaust smoke	16	6	15
Fuel leak	1	1	1
Oil leak	1	1	1
Tyre(s)	3	11	1
Faulty Number Plate	2	7	9
Other	0	0	0
Total reported	244	355	351

Where multiple defects are indicated on the form, only the first defect reported is recorded in the above figures below.

Vehicles examined by DVS following on-line reporting 2021 to 2023 to date
Year	2021	2022	2023 to date
Examined by DVS	154	289	316

Letters are sent to all owners of reported defective vehicles where the details provided match the details on the register. It is not possible to follow up on cases where the details do not match the register.

During 2021, and as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, a number of vehicle defect reports were followed up via telephone, with photographic evidence being provided to DVS as confirmation that the fault was repaired.

Defective vehicles 2021 to 2023 (FOI)

Request

Response

Vehicles examined by DVS following on-line reporting 2021 to 2023 to date​

Vehicles examined by DVS following on-line reporting 2021 to 2023 to date