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Failure shocks for guinea pigs

23rd February 1968
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Operators who have been voluntarily submitting goods vehicles for test in advance of the compulsory scheme (starting July 1) have been getting some shocks. For example, the Ministry told CM this week that at its pilot testing station at Hendon the failure rate was "high-, and one unconfirmed report puts it as high as 90 per cent.

Business at other stations now open (Ipswich, Norwich, Peterborough and North Wales/ is reported to be brisk. Staffs are taking time to explain testing methods and requirements to the volunteers.

CM was told that a three-month-old tanker belonging to a major oil company had 17 defects when tested at Ipswich, while two very low-mileage brewery vehicles collected 10 defects apiece. And these were submitted by operators confident of getting a clean bill of health.

Testing stations are expecting a heavy failure rate when the 1958 vehicles are submitted in July.

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