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NITENANCE standards should be improved and extended, according to the ute of Road Transport Engineers. In its evidence to the Foster Committee on ators Licensing, the IRTE calls for an improvement in the communication of lards and for raising of educational standards.
recommends alterations to penalties lst operators who lapse, perhaps to lye more frequent vehicle checks. -time applicants, says IRTE, would fit from probationary short-term ences.
.pairers who provide, under contract, quivalent of in-house maintenance ,Id be made accountable by law for work.
present, an operator has no redress e Licensing Authority if substandard ice is provided. It is suggested that annual testing be extended to include all vehicle of 1.5 tonnes and over. "The omission of any type or class of vehicle from a supervised system of maintenance and inspection is bound to adversely affect safety, efficiency, enforcement, and the environment to some degree," says IRTE.
The submission points out that maintenance of engineering competence will ensure that operating costs are kept within check.