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Taxis flunk safety tests
15 pass spot check - but 11 flunk, and are pulled off road
A spot check on taxis and minicabs carried out by Luton Borough Council togehter with police road safety experts and representatives from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency has spotlighted worrying levels of roadworthiness
During the exercise the police randomly stopped and directed 30 vehicles licensed to carry passengers to the council's transport depot where a team of VOSA testers carried out basic MOT checks.
Fifteen vehicles passed the inspection with flying colours.
But 11 vehicles immediately received prohibition notices for problems including defective tyres, wheels and brakes, taking them off the road overnight to allow the problems to be fixed.
Four vehicles also received deferred prohibition notices, which means they were only allowed back on the road providing the faults were fixed within a specified time.
Sean Titterington, the council's principal licensing enforcement officer, said: "We are here to protect the public and ensure any vehicle licensed to carry passengers meets the safety standards.
"Most of the prohibition notices could have been avoided if drivers made a few simple checks to their vehicle before starting work to ensure it was roadworthy."
The driver of any vehicle receiving a prohibition notice must pay for a new MOT and will lose money during the time the vehicle is off the road.
17 December 2006
I wonder how many school buses would pass VOSA tests ?
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