:ritios of Bedford's ack-up service
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VRITE in support of the recent itics of Bedfords and of their ick-up after-sales service. We bought a Bedford TL 1630 ter being told that the longheelbase version, with a iassis extension welded on to e back end, would carry a 25ft 'estock equally as well as other ekes of 16-tonner in our fleet. Sadly, this is not so and with iall-alloy flat and a livestock ntainer this vehicle is not pable of doing any more than ir Commer VC 13-tonners. At 5.220 tonnes plus container .ight of approximately 3.5 nnes, the rear end of the anufacturer's chassis is only millimetres above the commended maximum for tail First service was five working ys after being brought into rvice and the results of mplaints about various were follows: — ulty clutch and/or gearbox: If u buy Bedford you must pect to buy the noises that go th them.
JIty transmission, suspected Ir-axle fault: You are getting s noise confused with the arbox noise.
J lty brake buzzer switch and (ere under cab knock: Stated rectified but both still apparent.
sty cab in different places: A )misethat this would be put ht.
kt about two miles after ving the workshop, the cab idlining fell down. All this at s than 1,500km; five days re were spent on the road, ithree more days in for first vice. Another seven days and vehicle is immobilised in a tent farmyard through clutch ure. Total mileage was still ler 2,500km.
this is type of vehicle "Made Iritain", it is understandable y operators buy foreign !ides.
1/e offer Commercial Motor opportunity to test out Iford under operational conditions in North Devon and on Exmoor and compare it with the main road tests which are most used by your testers.
I have omitted to tell you that the Bedford dealer was given the chance to buy our Bedford back, but declined.
M. T. B. LOCK Moores Transport Cooks Cross South Molton