§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made any assessment of the average cost to a small garage of meeting the new conditions of the vehicle testing regulations.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIn view of the wide variation in size and layout of garage premises, it is not possible to make an average assessment.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the reply of the Minister of State to the hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth on 2 July, concerning representations from garages concerning the new vehicle testing regulations, how many garages made representations; of these how many where in favour of the changes; and how many were against.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI have received approximately 170 representations, which equates to about 1 per cent. of the testing stations currently authorised. Most of these raised objections but some made favourable comments, particularly about the improved security arrangements.