Can you beat the panel?
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YOUR ARTICLE on tyre inspection procedure (January 12, p36) made interesting reading but simply confirmed the opinion of a large number of transport operators who have failed to infiltrate into the inner secrets of the panel.
Your final paragraph which states that where there is room for doubt, the judgment shall be unbiased has made a lot of us wince and long for the day when manufacturers Will deal with complaints as individual companies and stand on their own in a competitive world.
Tyres which burst on motorways are submitted for panel inspection, and you can bet your bottom dollar your claim will be rejected on the grounds that "the tyre was run underinflated" Will someone explain to me how this can be avoided when a lorry driver would, under normal circumstances, require several hundred yards to pull on to the hard shoulder following the occurrence.
Where is the unbiased judgment?
T. S. LAM EY Director W. J. Lamey and Sons Ltd Appledore Devon