John O'Dowd tells Stormont Committee 'It’s not a simple equation of ‘let’s move to two years’, but it may be necessary'
Temporary MOT exemptions being considered to address the testing backlog in Northern Ireland could be valid for a year, the Infrastructure Minister has said.
Mr O’Dowd announced a number of measures designed to tackle the backlog in the Assembly on Monday and said several other options were being considered, such as temporary exemption certificates. On the switch to a biennial testing regime, Mr O’Dowd said the concerns raised by police, the motor industry and insurance companies had to be factored in.
“It’s not a simple equation of ‘let’s move to two years’, but it may be necessary, it may be something we can do and I’ve asked officials to examine it closely.”
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