RISE IN MOT FAILURES IS NOT ALL THE FAULT OF THE RECESSION
July 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE maybe lies, damned lies and statistics, but it's hard to ignore MoT failure figures, especially if they get worse year-after-year. But that is what has been happening for class seven vehicle MoTs - goods vehicles between 3,000 and 3,500 kg gross weight. Vans tend to be organised in fleets - so these figures are significant for fleet managers. According to unpublished VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) figures obtained by Fleet News, initial (rather than final) failures for class seven vehicles have risen from 47.9% in financial ...
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