Smith, founder of the...
Smith, founder of the safespeed.org.uk claims the Government has delayed reporting how many speeding tickets have been handed out to motorists. No official national figures have been published since 2003 and the information is now more than two years out of date.
The potentially deadly...
The potentially deadly situation has been highlighted by ex-cop John Dwyer - an expert in road safety. He says using the wrong type of weld on the chassis metals can affect rigidity and safety.
Former Cheshire Assistant Chief Con-stable Dwyer told us: "As most modern vehicles contain this type of metal, and since two out of three bodyshops don"t possess the right technology or skills to fix it, there must be a lot of badly repaired vehicles on our roads."
Traffic accident consultant Ian White agreed. "Repairing these special steels with normal metal welding is likely to result in a porous weld," he explained. "This impairs the strength of the repair."
But a spokesman for trade body the Vehicle Builders and Repairers Associa÷tion (VBRA) said: "Research shows 70 per cent of our 800 members have the right training and kit to deal with UHSS."