§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1985–86, in Wales, by operator group.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The information for Wales is as follows:
1985–86 Wales Operator group Total number of tests Number of initial failures Initial failure rate per cent. NBC 1,349 339 25.1 Local Authority 560 203 36.2 Private 2,922 1,387 47.5 Total 4,831 1,929 39.9 If vehicles which passed after minor repairs were carried out at the testing stations are excluded, the number which failed the test is as follows:
Number of final failures Final failure rate per cent. NBC 66 4.9 Local Authority 60 10.7 Private 861 29.5 Total 987 20.4
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1985–86, in Great Britain, by operator group.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The information for Great Britain is as follows:
1985–86 Great Britain Operator Group Total Number of Tests Number of Initial Failures Initial Failure Rate per cent. NBC 14,973 5,543 37.0 PTE 9,773 3,928 40.2 Local Authority 5,253 1,577 30.0 SBG 3,439 1,174 34.1 Private 30,638 13,142 42.9 LTE 5,258 1,122 21.3 Total 69,334 26,486 38.2 If vehicles which passed after minor repairs were carried out at the testing stations are excluded the number which failed the test is as follows:
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Number of Final Failures Final Failure Rate per cent. NBC 1,477 9.9 PTE 1,222 12.5 Local Authority 497 9.5 SGB 882 25–6
Number of Final Failures Final Failure Rate per cent. Private 8,976 29.3 LTE 197 3.7 13,251 19.1
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report, by operator group for 1985–86, separately distinguishing between Great Britain and Wales, the number and percentage of tests which resulted in immediate prohibition of annual public service vehicles tests.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The figures for each operator group and Wales as a whole are not readily available, but the overall figures for Great Britain and for vehicle inspectorate districts covering approximately the south Wales traffic area are:
Number of Tests Number of Prohibitions Issued Great Britain 69,334 287 (0.41 per cent.) South Wales 3,655 17 (0.46 per cent.)
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report for 1985–86, separately distinguishing between Great Britain and Wales, the results of spot checking of public service vehicles and the immediate prohibition rates.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986 c. 508]: Separate information on spot checks is not readily available for Wales as a whole. The information for Great Britain and for vehicle inspectorate districts covering approximately the south Wales traffic area is:
PSV Spot Checks Great Britain South Wales—1985–86 Number of spot checks Number of spot checks as a percentage of the total PSV annual tests Per cent. Number of prohibitions issued at spot checks Number of prohibitions issued as a per cent of vehicles spot checked Per cent. 12,575 18 652 5.28 961 27 33 3.4
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report for the south Wales traffic area for 1985–86 the number of vehicle examiners employed by his Department, together with the number of public service vehicles and goods vehicles for which they are responsible.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The information is as follows:
Vehicle Inspectorate districts covering approximately the South Wales Traffics Area—1985–86 Number Vehicle Examiners in post 23 Public Service Vehicles 3,655 Heavy Goods Vehicles 27,568 The vehicle number data have been extracted from the annual testing statistics and do not therefore include vehicles under one year old.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report, by 837W operator group, the numbers of public service vehicles which (a) failed the annual test for each traffic area in Great Britain for 1985–86, and (b) failed the annual test for each traffic area in Great Britain after rectification of minor faults for 1985–86.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The information is shown in the table.
It should be noted that the reorganisation of the vehicle inspectorate together with the reduction in the number of
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Operator and vehicle inspectorate districts 1985–86 Total tests Initial failures Per cent. Pass after rectification of minor defects Per cent. Final failures Per cent. West Midlands Traffic Area National Bus Company 1,101 359 (33) 259 (23) 100 (10) Passenger Transport Executive 2,325 686 (30) 485 (21) 201 (9) Local Authority 29 18 (62) 13 (45) 5 (17) Scottish Bus Company — — — — Private 2,836 1,053 (37) 396 (14) 657 (23) London Transport Executive — — — — Eastern Traffic Area National Bus Company 2,685 975 (36) 729 (27) 246 (9) Passenger Transport Executive — — — — Local Authority 1,174 452 (39) 391 (33) 61 (6) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 5,465 2,197 (40) 831 (15) 1,366 (25) London Transport Executive — — — — South Wales Traffic Area National Bus Company 801 258 (32) 216 (27) 42 (5) Passenger Transport Executive — — — — Local Authority 529 189 (36) 140 (26) 49 (10) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 2,325 1,113 (48) 470 (20) 643 (28) London Transport Executive — — — — Western Traffic Area National Bus Company 1,678 645 (38) 489 (29) 156 (9) Passenger Transport Executive — — — — Local Authority 278 130 (47) 88 (32) 42 (15) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 3,600 1,489 (41) 589 (16) 900 (25) London Transport Executive — — — — North Eastern Traffic Area National Bus Company 2,661 1,224 (46) 996 (37) 229 (9) Passenger Transport Executive 2,592 1,046 (40) 885 (34) 161 (6) Local Authority 523 160 (31) 116 (22) 44 (9) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 3,230 1,723 (53) 432 (13) 1,291 (40) London Transport Executive — — — — North Western Traffic Area traffic areas means that the 1985–86 statistics have been produced on a different basis from previous years. Therefore comparisons with figures produced for previous years may be misleading.
The figures suggest that overall there has been little change in 1985–86 in the percentage of vehicles that failed the annual test after rectification of minor faults, compared with 1984–85.
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Total tests Initial failures Per cent. Pass after rectification of minor defects Per cent. Final failures Per cent. National Bus Company 2,472 763 (31) 648 (26) 115 (5) Passenger Transport Executive 4,033 2,077 (52) 1,276 (32) 801 (20) Local Authority 956 202 (21) 146 (15) 56 (6) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 4,077 1,725 (42) 521 (13) 1,204 (29) London Transport Executive — — — — South Eastern Traffic Area National Bus Company 2,263 728 (32) 345 (15) 383 (17) Passenger Transport Executive 1 1 (100) — 1 (100) Local Authority 662 229 (35) 140 (21) 89 (14) Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 1,939 881 (45) 246 (13) 635 (32) London Transport Executive — — — — Metropolitan Traffic Area National Bus Company 1,278 579 (45) 385 (30) 194 (15) Passenger Transport Executive — — — — Local Authority 8 5 (63) 5 (63) — Scottish Bus Group — — — — Private 3,775 1,423 (38) 495 (13) 928 (25) London Transport Executive 5,258 1,122 (21) 925 (18) 197 (3) Scottish Traffic Area National Bus Company 32 12 (38) — 12 (38) Passenger Transport Executive 822 118 (14) 60 (7) 58 (7) Local Authority 1,094 192 (18) 41 (4) 151 (14) Scottish Bus Group 3,439 1,174 (34) 292 (8) 882 (26) Private 3,391 1,538 (45) 186 (5) 1,352 (40) London Transport Executive — — — — The figures in brackets express the number of initial failures, passes after rectification and final failures as a percentage of the total tests.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report, by operator group, the numbers of public service vehicles which failed the annual test for the South Wales traffic area in 1985–86.
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Vehicle Inspectorate Districts roughly equivalent to the South Wales Traffic Area 1985–86 Operator Group Total Tests Initial Failures Pass After Rectification of minor defects Final Failures National Bus Company 801 258 (32) 216 (27) 42 (5) Local Authority 529 189 (36) 140 (26) 49 (10) Private 2,325 1,113 (48) 470 (20) 643 (28)
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 508]: The information for the South Wales traffic area is shown below.
The figures show that when compared to the previous year, the initial failure rates for each operator have decreased slightly; there have been no sigificant changes in the final failure rates.
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