§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many traffic accidents for the last 12 months for which figures are available were tyre related; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeThe Department does not have comprehensive information on traffic accidents in relation to tyre defects. However, during the year 1988–89 the vehicle inspectorate investigated some 1,600 accidents. Tyre defects were considered to have contributed towards less than 1 per cent. of these accidents.