Department of Magical Transportation
Welcome to the Department of Magical Transportation. This is the Department that handled the complicated problems of transporting folks to the World Cup, including setting up a network of Portkeys all over Britain and working out where it was safe to Apparate into the area without being seen.
Offices:
Apparition Test Center
To legally Apparate, a witch or wizard must be of age and must successfully pass a test to acquire a license. To pass the test, the candidate must successfully Apparate to a specified destination without splinching himself or herself. The Ministry of Magic offers a 12-week series of Apparition lessons from a Ministry of Magic instructor, presumably each year. The cost is 12 gallons. The lessons begin in January and are open to all students who will be of age on or before 31 August (that is, before the next school year begins). The lessons take place every Saturday; extra, heavily supervised practice sessions can be arranged.
Broom Regulatory Control
The Broom Regulatory Control concerns itself with whether broomsticks meet adequate safety standards rather than whether the users meet a specified level of competence.
Floo Regulation Panel/The Floo Network Authority
The Floo Regulation Panel controls which fireplaces are connected to the Floo Network. This apparently cannot be done by even a qualified wizard without privileged access and/or special magical tools. The Floo Network Authority maintains and regulates the Floo Network. Employees of the Floo Network Authority have the ability to monitor Floo connections, and can eavesdrop on Floo conversations in a manner analogous to wiretapping a Muggle telephone.
Portkey Office
Portkeys have to be authorized. Since Portkeys are ordinarily made from objects that can pass as litter - objects that might appear on the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects, in other words, and which the Muggle Artifacts Office would have to worry about - it's not surprising that the Portkey Office keeps track of them.
Ministry Cars
-Navigate traffic with magical ease.
