MOT Vehicle Examiner

MOT Vehicle Examiners operate at the leading edge of the Agency’s vehicle testing business.The Agency is led by its Chief Executive, who reports through the head of the Department’s Climate, Planning and Public Transport Group to the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Infrastructure and the Minister for Infrastructure.The Chief Executive, who is also the Agency Accounting Officer, has day to day responsibility for its activities, and is accountable for its performance against the targets set by the Department and the Minister.The Agency, which has a staffing complement of around 800, serves over 1.4 million customers a year. It operates from a variety of locations across Northern Ireland including three main administrative centres, two in Belfast and one in Coleraine, 15 driver and vehicle testing centres, two satellite driving test centres and six theory test centres.The Agency carries out around 1.1 million roadworthiness checks annually on cars and motorcycles, light goods vehicles, trailers, large passenger carrying vehicles and heavy goods vehicles. Over 100,000 driving related tests are carried out each year, i.e., theory tests, practical ‘L’ tests, large goods vehicle (LGV) tests and passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) tests. In addition, the Agency maintains an up-to-date register of around 1200 Approved Driving and Motorcycle Instructors.The Agency’s Compliance Section are responsible for checking both vehicles and drivers to ensure they comply with statutory legal requirements..