The Department for Infrastructure will close all DVA centres
tomorrow, Friday 24 January, due to the Met Office red weather
warning issued for Storm Éowyn.
All vehicle tests (MoTs), practical driving tests and driving
theory tests will be cancelled. Customers do not need to
take any action.
All affected customers will receive an email to confirm that
their appointment has been cancelled.
The DVA will also contact customers by email, as soon as
possible, to confirm details of a new appointment.
Due to the red weather warning in place for Storm Éowyn and the
advice to avoid travel, Translink has announced there will be no
bus or train services operating on Friday morning,
24 January and while the red status is in place.
Strangford ferry service will also be suspended from 7.30am on
Friday until further notice.
The service will remain under review throughout Friday and any
updates will be issued via Ferry SMS and DfI's social media
channels.
Rathlin Ferry Service 4pm departure from Rathlin and the 4.30pm
departure from Ballycastle have been cancelled on Thursday, 23
January, and all sailings will be cancelled on Friday 24 January.
The PSNI has issued a do not travel warning for the period of the
red Met office warning tomorrow between 7am and 2pm
tomorrow which will see very strong winds and bring a
threat to life. Outside the red warning period, yellow and
amber warnings are in place from midnight tonight
until midnight Friday with widespread disruption and
significant impacts expected.
While staff are on standby to respond to incidents on the roads
please be aware that with the adverse conditions expected and
advice not to travel during the period of the red warning , this
will affect our ability to respond as quickly as usual and
incidents will have to prioritised accordingly. The safety of
members of the public and our own staff is paramount.
Multi Agency preparations ongoing since yesterday include
the Department for Infrastructure's roads and rivers teams
checking and clearing road gullies and other drainage and
infrastructure.
Monitoring of river levels and sea levels has been ongoing and
will continue until the weather warning has
elapsed. Regional Community Resilience Groups have also been
advised of weather patterns and to make appropriate preparations.
Notes to editors:
- Advice and information on the current weather warnings is
available at: www.nidirect.gov.uk/news/strong-winds-weather-warning-information-and-advice
- Traffic information can be found
at TrafficWatch: www.trafficwatchni.com/twni/
an report an obstruction at: www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/report-obstruction-road-or-street Or
call the 24-hour number on 0300 200 7899.
- To report incidents of flooding, please contact the flooding
incident line on 0300 2000 100. Calls taken by the incident line
staff are passed to the relevant responding Agency.
