§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he proposes to require private operators of public passenger transport services and public sector passenger transport executives to conform to common maintenance standards.
§ Mr. EyreAll PSV operators, large and small, are required to maintain their vehicles in a roadworthy condition and risk losing their operator's licence if they fail to do so.
§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consult small transport operators as to their ability to carry out the standards of vehicle maintenance currently practised by the passenger transport executives.
§ Mr. EyreMy vehicle examiners are continually checking on the maintenance facilities provided by all operators of public service vehicles to ensure they are able to meet the required vehicle maintenance standards. The results of these checks leave me in no doubt that small operators are well able to achieve standards of vehicle maintenance as high as or even higher than those of the PTEs.