FOI 8530-25 Having a vehicle on the public highway in an unroadworthy condition where the vehicle is not required to have a valid MoT certificate on account of its age
Request to Northamptonshire Police
Any incidents since 20 May 2018 where the owner of a motor vehicle has been stopped under the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and subsequently been issued with a penalty for having a vehicle on the public highway in an unroadworthy condition where the vehicle is not required to have a valid MoT certificate on account of its age. Please provide, where available, details of the vehicle, any defects recorded and the penalty issued.
Response
Northamptonshire Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the production of statistical information for Freedom Of Information responses.
Searches were conducted within Northamptonshire Police to locate the information and I can now confirm that our central ticket office have looked for what they believe to be the most relevant offence code which is RT88253 – Use a motor vehicle/trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury. They have identified one potential vehicle that meets these criteria in 2021 but due to a system change they cannot check the details of year of registration so unfortunately we are unable to confirm if this meets your request.
Figures provided are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when the data is used.