Public Service Vehicles (Tests)

HC Deb 13 February 1986 vol 91 cc552-3W

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked 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 for each of the past five years.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Public service vehicle annual test statistics are available only from 1982–83 onwards. The number of failures after rectification of minor faults is as follows:

South Wales traffic area—PSV failure rate (by operator group)
Operator	Total number of tests	Number failed	Per cent.
1982–83
National Bus Company	922	266	29
Local authority	501	105	21
Private	2,176	747	34
1983–84
National Bus Company	834	112	13
Local authority	503	44	9
Private	2,198	658	30
1984–85
National Bus Company	693	64	9
Local authority	462	34	7
Private	1,859	515	28