HC Deb 04 April 1990 vol 170 cc610-1W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the public service vehicle failure rates of vehicles undergoing their annual MOT test in Government-controlled testing stations, in each year since the scheme's inception, listing regional variations.

Mr. Portillo

Statutory annual testing for PSVs was introduced in January 1982. Between 1982 and 1987 the results were collated by traffic areas. Since 1987 they have been collated by sub-regions of the vehicle inspectorate. The fail rates, not including vehicles with minor defects rectified at the time of test, are:

Traffic Area 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Western 26.52 24.14 20.81 19.96 23.71
South Eastern 28.97 23.81 18.96 21.40 22.23
Metropolitan 23.41 19.16 13.10 12.15 11.29
Scottish 27.69 25.50 25.98 28.09 25.45
National 24.70 21.40 19.20 19.10 19.90

Per cent.
Vehicles Inspectorate Sub-Region 1987–88 1988–89
Metropolitan 18.13 17.75
South-Eastern 20.44 17.69
Eastern 19.32 20.95
Western 24.33 23.29
West Midland 23.47 24.37
North-Western 23.15 22.14
North-Eastern 24.12 23.23
Scottish 23.90 23.54
National 22.20 21.60