§ 16. Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport, for 1983–84 in Wales, by operator group, what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAs initially presented for test the failure rates are about 35 per cent, for public sector vehicles and about 49 per cent, for private sector vehicles. Vehicles
Great Britain 1983–84 Operator Number of Vehicles Tested Initial Pass Rate Number Pass Rate Additional Passes After Rectification of Minor Faults Per cent. Number Per cent. NBC 14,173 8,509 60 3,973 28 PTE 9,247 4,573 49 2,911 32 Local Authority 5,168 3,481 67 1,201 23 Private 28,634 16,040 56 3,828 13 London Transport 4,965 2,340 47 2,063 42 Scottish Bus Group 3,105 2,077 67 351 11 Total 65,292 37,020 57 14,327 22