Van with a plan

摘要

Any category of vehicle suffering MOT failure rates as high as 50% is sure to attract the attention of the enforcement authorities. Yet that is the situation light commercials grossing at 3.0-3.5 tonnes, and therefore subject to Class Ⅶ MOT tests, find themselves in. So van operators need to address this growing problem sooner rather than later. Failure to do so could result in legislators dropping the O licence threshold down to 3.0 tonnes - a move that would come as an unpleasant shock. Equally unwelcome might be a move by the authorities to subject all Class Ⅶ vehicles to annual MOT tests from new and/or 12-weekly safety inspections.