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a4.5 Safety related issues identified by enforcing authorities including common trends in roadworthiness issues related to operation and age based trends
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a4.5 Safety related issues identified by enforcing authorities including common trends in roadworthiness issues related to operation and age based trendsA4.5.1 Compliance at annual inspections The proportion of taxi and hire vehicles found to be non-compliant at the last annual inspection are shown in Tables A4.44 and A4.45 respectively. Table A4.44: Proportion of taxis found to be non-compliant at the last annual inspection as reported by vehicle operators and industry stakeholders
Table A4.45: Proportion of hire cars found to be non-compliant at the last annual inspection as reported by vehicle operators and industry stakeholders
The proportion of hire vehicles found to be non-compliant at the last annual inspection was higher than that for taxi vehicles and WATs, and modified hire vehicles, in particular, had a higher pass rate than standard vehicles in the fleet. The estimates given by the taxi industry stakeholders were much higher than those given by the vehicle operators. Issues identified following annual inspections Taxi and hire car operators and stakeholders were asked to indicate the extent to which various vehicle components were identified in the last 12 months as requiring attention following annual inspections (Tables A4.46 – A4.53). The results are tabulated separately for operators of multiple and single vehicles. Table A4.46: Proportion of vehicle components reported by taxi operators as being identified in none, some and many standard taxi vehicles following annual inspections
Table A4.47: Proportion of vehicle components reported by taxi operators as being identified or not in single vehicle taxi operations following annual inspections
Overall, multi-taxi vehicle operators reported few issues identified in most of their vehicles following the last annual inspection. Issues with seat belts, body work and WAT specific equipment were more likely to be identified in some vehicles, and a small proportion of operators indicated that lights and other electrical equipment required servicing in many of their vehicles. In single vehicle taxi operations, most components were more likely not to require attention following the annual inspection. Only the suspension was more likely to require attention, and about half of all operators indicated that maintenance was required on the tyres and the battery. Table A4.48: Proportion of vehicle components reported by taxi operators as being identified in none, some and many WAT vehicles following annual inspections
Table A4.49: Proportion of vehicle components reported by taxi operators as being identified or not in single WAT vehicles taxi operations following annual inspections
Overall, most multi-taxi WAT operators reported few issues identified in most of their vehicles following the last annual inspection. Lights and other electrical equipment, and seat belts and body work were identified by half of all operators as requiring attention in some of their vehicles, and WAT specific equipment was identified by most operators as requiring attention in many of their vehicles. In single WAT operations, most components were more likely not to require attention following annual inspections. Half of all operators indicated that tyres required attention and a third indicated that brakes required attention. Participants were asked whether they encountered any difficulties with rectifying these defects. There were no difficulties encountered by the 20 respondents who answered this question. However, one of the WAT operators said that he required specialist trades services and experienced some difficulty in obtaining these services. Table A4.50: Proportion of vehicle components reported by hire car operators as being identified in none, some and many standard hire car vehicles following annual inspections
Table A4.51: Proportion of vehicle components reported by hire car operators as being identified or not in single hire car operations following annual inspections
Overall, multi-hire car operators reported that there were few components identified as requiring attention in most of their vehicles following annual inspections. Half of all operators indicated that tyres required attention in some of their vehicles. The battery and hybrid battery required attention in some of the vehicles owned by one hire car operator. All single hire car operators reported that none of their vehicle components required attention following annual inspections in the last 12 months. Table A4.52: Proportion of vehicle components reported by hire car operators as being identified or not in single modified hire car operations following annual inspections
Participants were asked whether they encountered any difficulties with rectifying these defects. There were no difficulties encountered by the six respondents who answered this question. There were no difficulties encountered by the one respondent with modified hire cars. Table A4.53: Proportion of vehicle components reported by stakeholders (n=3) as being identified in none, some and many taxi and hire vehicles following annual inspections
Stakeholders reported that tyres, brakes, suspension and body work were more frequently identified in many vehicles whereas lights, seat belts and taxi specific equipment were more likely to be identified in only some vehicles. WAT specific equipment was more likely not to be identified at all. Oil leaks were equally likely to be identified in none, some and many vehicles. Issues were rarely identified in modified hire cars following annual inspections, although specific estimates were not provided. Two thirds of stakeholders indicated that they had encountered difficulties with operators rectifying the identified defects. Some taxi operators disputed the defects, whilst others ‘shopped around’ for an inspector who would be less likely to fail the vehicle. These issues were deemed to be less common among hire car and modified hire car operators. A4.5.2 Compliance at random inspections The proportion of industry stakeholders and vehicle operators who indicated the likelihood (from very unlikely through very likely) that a taxi would be found compliant in a random inspection is shown in Tables A4.54 and A4.55 respectively. Table A4.54: Proportion of industry stakeholders and vehicle operators who indicated the likelihood (from very unlikely through very likely) that a taxi would be found compliant in a random inspection
Table A4.55: Proportion of industry stakeholders and vehicle operators who indicated the likelihood (from very unlikely through very likely) that a hire car would be found compliant in a random inspection
Taxi and hire car operators both perceived that their vehicles would be likely to be found compliant, with a much higher estimate given by hire car operators. Stakeholders were more likely to indicate that taxis and hire cars would be unlikely to be found compliant. A4.5.3 Issues identified following random inspections Vehicle operators and industry stakeholders and were asked to indicate (on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not identified at all and 5 being very commonly identified) the frequency with which various vehicle components were identified as requiring attention following a random inspection within the past 12 months (Tables A4.56-A4.58). Table A4.56: Proportion of vehicle components reported by taxi operators as being identified (from 1 not identified at all to 5 commonly identified) following random inspections (n=20 respondents)
Lights and bodywork were more likely to be very commonly identified as requiring attention, whereas suspension, brakes, suspension and WAT specific equipment were more likely to be rarely identified as requiring attention. Tyres, lights, seat belts, oil leaks and body work were more likely than other components to be sometimes identified. Respondents indicated that the frequency with which the various WAT vehicle components required attention was similar to that reported here for taxi vehicles. Taxi operators reported that they did not encounter any difficulties with rectifying these defects. Table A4.57: Proportion of vehicle components reported by hire car operators as being identified (on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not identified at all and 5 being very commonly identified) as requiring attention following random inspections (n=5 respondents)
All items excluding tyres and lights were not identified as requiring attention following random inspections. Tyres and lights were only sometimes identified as requiring attention. The one modified hire vehicle operator was unable to complete this section because none of his vehicles had been subject to a random inspection within the last 15 years. Hire car operators reported that they did not encounter any difficulties with rectifying these defects. Table A4.58: Proportion of vehicle components reported by stakeholders as being identified (from not identified at all to commonly identified) following random inspections (n=3 respondents)
Tyres, lights and bodywork were more likely to be very commonly identified as requiring attention, whereas suspension, oil leaks and taxi specific equipment were more likely to be rarely identified as requiring attention. Seat belts and taxi specific equipment were equally likely to be identified by respondents as rarely, sometimes and very commonly requiring attention. The ratings were similar for WAT vehicles. Stakeholders indicated that the frequency with which the various vehicle components required attention in modified hire cars was lower than that for taxis and WATs although none provided specific ratings. Stakeholders reported that they did not encounter any difficulties with rectifying the issues identified in random inspections. Directory: data -> assets -> word doc -> 0020 word doc -> Commonwealth of Australia 2002 word doc -> Commonwealth of Australia 2000 0020 -> Priority Existing Chemical word doc -> Rail safety news issue 6 – October 2011 word doc -> Review of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Identifying 0020 -> Rail safety news issue 5 may 2011 0020 -> The arts ripple effect: valuing the arts in communities 0020 -> Section 1: Working with the Government and the Parliament 6 1Summary 6 0020 -> Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Economics (61010) Applicability of the general provisions 11 47. 1 Download 3.91 Mb. Share with your friends:
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