HC Deb 11 November 1964 vol 701 c63W
71. Mr. Driberg

asked the Minister of Transport if he has considered the case, details of which have been sent to him, of the car, number MXC 301, which passed his Department's test at two out of four garages licensed to issue certificates of roadworthiness and was immediately found by an Automobile Association inspector to be dangerous and completely unroadworthy; if he will circulate in HANSARD the report on this car drawn up by his testing centre at Hendon; if he will investigate closely the circumstances in which the certificates were issued; and what steps he is taking to ensure more thorough testing in such cases.

Date Contract Tender sum
£
June,1961 Dartford Tunnel No.7 1,478,364
December, 1961 Dartford Tunnel No. 10 526,479
December, 1961 Lydiate Ash-Quinton: Soil Survey 20,810
January, 1962 Reconstruction of Faslane Port 503,218
July, 1962 Castle Bromwich-Dunston: Soil Survey 3,175
July,1962 Hereford Inner Relief Road: Soil Survey 2,908
August, 1962 Chiswick-Langley (Motorway) No. 2(a) 4,984,975
June, 1964 Hendon Urban Motorway No. 3 4,057,518
Note: (a) joint with Christiani and Nielsen Ltd. and Kier Ltd.

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