BC passes the test
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F. NATIONAL Bus pany showed a sharp imAnent in the pass rate for imual inspection for its les in 1983 over the ous year, Junior TransMinister David Mitchell e initial pass rate went aril 52 per cent to 60 per while the additional s after rectification of ,r defects fell slightly 31 per cent to 28 per .erall it meant that just out of its vehicle fleet l,173 — 12 per cent — the test.
vate sector buses also -oved their pass rate ly during the year. The pass rate went up from er cent to 56 per cent the additional passes fell fractionally from 14 per cent to 13 per cent.
Overall, 8,766 private sector buses — 31 per cent — out of the fleet of 28,634 failed the annual test.
Mr Mitchell told Labour MP Dennis Hiller that the pass after rectification facility favoured the large operators, NBC: pass rate rises.
many of whose vehicles were tested on their own premises.
Operators whose vehicles• were not tested on their Own premises were usually unable to take advantage of that facility and that was reflected in a higher fail rate for their vehicles.