HC Deb 29 October 1984 vol 65 c773W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles in each county in Wales failed the annual public service vehicle test in each of the last years for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total vehicles being tested the failures represent in each instance.

Mrs. Chalker

Statistics for annual public service vehicle testing are not available by county. The figures following are for the whole of Wales for the years since statutory annual testing began.

Total number of tests Number of fails Per cent. fails
1982–83 4,952 1,451 29.3
1983–84 4,790 1,127 23.54
1984–85* 1,986 412 20.75
* April-September.