Dear

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I refer to your email of 8th August 2013. We have dealt with this under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked for the location of all VOSA-operated vehicle weighbridges, the requirements and frequency for certifying their accuracy and a schedule of the latest certification details of all weighbridges listed in answer to the first point.

Please find a list of all weighbridges below.

Location / Selfweigh / Last test date
A75 Castle Kennedy nr Stranraer / 25/04/2013
A90 Cramond nr Edinburgh / 24/04/2013
A74 Beattock Summit by Beattock / 26/04/2013
M9 Craigforth nr Stirling / Y / 24/04/2013
Perth GVTS / 23/04/2013
A55 Dalar Hir, Anglesey / 09/04/2013
M62/A622 (J20) Thornham nr Rochdale / 30/05/2013
M65 Cuerden / 10/04/2013
A556 Rostherne (nr J19 M6) / 29/05/2013
M6 Sandbach / 29/05/2013
M6 Todhills / 19/03/2013
A55 Ewloe / 08/04/2013
M57 Switch Island / 10/04/2013
A1/A66 Scotch Corner / 21/03/2013
A19 Wellfield nr Stockton-on-Tees / Y / 21/03/2013
A1/A659 Boston Spa nr Wetherby / 22/05/2013
M62 Ainley Top nr Huddersfield / 23/05/2013
M1/A61 Tankersley nr Rotherham / 22/03/2013
King George Dock, Hull / Y / 21/05/2013
A46/A52 Saxondale nr Nottingham / 03/05/2013
Leeds GVTS / 22/05/2013
Newcastle GVTS / 20/03/2013
M6(J14) Doxey nr Stafford / 21/02/2013
M5(J3)/A456 Quinton nr Halesowen / 28/03/2013
A40/M50(J4) Ross-on-Wye / 26/06/2013
M4/A449 Coldra / Temporarily out of use due to on site building works. Will be tested prior to return to service.
Perry Barr M6 Birmingham / Temporarily out of use due to managed Motorway works by Highways Agency. Will be tested prior to return to service.
A17/A15 Holdingham / 30/04/2013
M1(J18)/A428 Crick / 18/04/2013
Felixstowe Docks / Y / 02/05/2013
A45(East)/A142 Risby nr Newmarket / 02/05/2013
A1 (south) Sawtry (s of Peterborough) / 25/03/2013
M11(J7)/A414 Harlow / 01/05/2013
M1(J14)/A509 Newport Pagnell / 18/04/2013
M40(J1)/A412 Denham / 16/05/2013
Crimplesham GVTS, Kings Lynn / 12/03/2013
Norwich GVTS / 12/03/2013
M5(J27)/A373 Sampford Peverell / 20/06/2013
Poole Docks / Y / 18/06/2013
M4(J18)/A46 Tormarton / 27/06/2013
A34 Abingdon (s of Oxford) / 15/05/2013
Portsmouth Docks / Y / 14/05/2013
A31 Ashley Heath, Dorset / 18/06/2013
Plymouth GVTS / 19/06/2013
Badbury / 27/06/2013
M25(J9)/A243 Leatherhead / 02/07/2013
A23 Handcross / Site ceased in use at end of June 2013. Due to road construction work being carried out. New site due approx Summer 2014, will be tested before use.
A2 Boughton / 05/06/2013
A27 Withy Patch nr Lancing / Y / 17/04/2013
Newhaven / 06/06/2013
A13 Dagenham / 03/07/2013
Yeading GVTS / 16/05/2013
A26/A27 Beddingham / 17/04/2013
M25 Dartford Bridge / 02/07/2013
Dover Docks / 04/06/2013

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) wishes to advise that none of the weighbridges owned/operated by the Agency are open to the public. They are not public weighbridges and are not authorised for trade use.

The frequency of testing is every six months, when in service. They are tested under the “Enforcement Weighing of Vehicles – Consolidated Code of Practice” published in 2002, which is a voluntary non-statutory Code of Practice, a copy of which is available via the following link

http://www.ukwf.org.uk/hres/Code%20of%20Practice%20on%20Dynamic%20Axle%20Weighers-1.pdf

If you are unhappy with the response provided, you may ask for an internal review. To request an internal review, please write within two calendar months from the date of this letter to:

VOSA Corporate Office,

Berkeley House,

Croydon Street,

Bristol,

BS5 0DA

or email

giving the reasons for your dissatisfaction. It will help us if you quote the reference number for your case.

If you do not agree with the outcome of the internal review, you may lodge an appeal with the Information Commissioner (www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk). The Information Commissioner is an independent official appointed by the Crown to oversee the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

The Information Commissioner can consider complaints about any aspect of the way in which requests for information have been handled. Please note: the Information Commissioner would be unlikely to consider your complaint if you have not first requested an internal review.

You can write to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) publishes responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which may be of wider interest in a disclosure log on our website. This runs from 1st January 2012, and can be found by clicking on the following link

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/contactus/freedomofinformationdisclosures/freedomofinformationdisclosures.htm. Disclosures made before this date (from 2005 onwards) have been archived, but can still be accessed by clicking on the following link http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121205171206/http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/contactus/freedomofinformationdisclosures/freedomofinformationdisclosures.htm.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us, quoting reference F0005175.

Yours sincerely

VOSA Information Access Team