Bt Fleet News
Large Vans Fail MOTs More
Recent figures from the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA) reveal that 44.7% of LCVs grossing 3.0 to 3.5 tonnes failed the MOT test in the year 2007/2008 – the worst MOT failure rate of any type of vehicle on the road. This compares with a 35.2% failure rate for cars and small vans during the same period.
The top three failure items for large vans were brake problems, lighting faults and suspension components that were in poor condition.
Stephen Coles, Head of the Retail Motor Industry Federation's MOT Technical Operations, said: 'With such a high MOT failure rate, it is clear that very little maintenance work is being performed on these vehicles. Their owners may not realise that prevention could be cheaper than cure in the long run.'
Source: Business Car