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Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Motor Vehicles: Testing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the decline in demand for new tyres for pre-1960 vehicles since the requirement for an annual MOT test for such vehicles was removed in 2012; whether there has been an increase in the number of road traffic accidents involving such vehicles since 2012; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

We have not made any assessment of the demand for new tyres for vehicles constructed or first registered before 1960. We have the following figures for personal injury accidents where at least one of the vehicles involved was constructed or first registered before 1960:

2012: 55

2013: 51

2014: 54

2015: 45


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67981
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Accidents Motor vehicles Roads Testing Tyres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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