§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1984–85, in Wales, by operator group.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1986, c. 55]: The number of vehicles which failed the test at the first attempt is as follows:
1984–85 Wales Operator Total number of tests Number of failures Failure rate per cent. NBC 1,271 355 27.9 Local authority 511 193 37.8 Private 2,666 1,278 47.9 If vehicles which passed after minor repairs were carried out at the testing stations are excluded, the number which failed the test is as follows:
Number of failures Failure rate per cent. NBC 89 7.0 Local authority 42 8.2 Private 768 28.8
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1984–85, in Great Britain, by operator group.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1986, c. 55]: The number of vehicles which failed the test at the first attempt is as follows:
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1984–85 Great Britain Operator Total number of tests Number of failures Failure rate per cent. NBC 11,471 4,167 36.3 PTE 8,740 3,669 42.0 Local authority 4,789 1,355 28.3 Nat: Travel 825 216 26.2
Operator Total number of tests Number of failures Failure rate per cent. SBE 3,010 1,042 34.6 Private 26,773 11,318 42.3 LTE 4,636 1,499 32.3 LCB 1,044 377 36.1 If vehicles which passed after minor repairs were carried out at the testing stations are excluded, the number which failed the test is as follows:
Number of failures Failure rate per cent. NBC 1,059 9.2 PTE 1,370 15.7 Local authority 386 8.1 Nat: Travel 81 9.8 SBG 753 25.0 Private 7,673 28.7 LTE 248 5.3 LCB 176 16.8