Techniques for the inference of mileage rates from MOT data

Wilson, R. E.; Cairns, S.; Notley, S.; Annable, J; Chatterton, T.; McLeod, F.

Abstract

Mathematical and computational techniques are developed for the processing and analysis of annual Ministry of Transport roadworthiness (MOT) test data that the UK Department for Transport has placed in the public domain. First, techniques are given that clean erroneous records and a linking procedure is provided that permits the inference of an individual vehicle's mileage between consecutive tests. Methods are then developed that analyse aggregate mileage totals, as a function of vehicle age, class and geography. The inference of aggregate mileage rates as a function of time is then considered. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 29, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 20, 2016
• Journal: Transportation Planning and Technology
• Print ISSN: 0308-1060
• Electronic ISSN: 1029-0354
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 130-143
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2012.745768
• Keywords: energy, car, household dft, transport, car ownership and use, mileage rates, MOT tests, open data, mathematical methods
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/935338
• Contract Date: Sep 20, 2016