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19 Apr 2017

FTA: Only who fails the MOT sould pay

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To apply costs only to non-compliant operators whose vehicles do not pass the MOT at the first attempt.

 

The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to ensure the cost of enforcement against owners of dangerous or unroadworthy vans is charged to those not complying with the law, rather than spreading the cost across the entire sector.  The proposal comes in response to a government consultation, which recommended that the funding of enforcement against unsafe vans out on the roads should be transferred from a grant paid for by taxpayers to a fee charged to van operators on top of the MOT fee.



FTA’s membership supported the move to charge the industry, but is demanding that consideration is given to the application of this new “enforcement levy” only to those whose vehicles did not pass their MOT at the first attempt.



“FTA members who operate vans maintain their vehicles properly and many expect nothing less than a 100% first time pass rate at MOT,” says James Firth, FTA’s Head of Licensing Policy and Compliance Information. “The proposed switch of funding to the sector is undoubtedly the right move from the point of view of holding operators to account for their vehicles.  However, many of our members are frustrated that, while they are investing in maintaining their fleets in a roadworthy condition, their competitors know that, in the absence of effective enforcement, they can run their vehicles in a poorly maintained, dangerous state. Read more

 

 

Source: FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

 

 

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