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Herefordshire Council’s Environmental Health & Trading Standards Service worked with the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency and the Police on Thursday, June 19, to carry out vehicle emissions tests and road-safety checks in Hereford.
Cars, vans and taxis were stopped along Edgar Street and tested for exhaust emissions and routine road-safety checks were done on tyres and lights.
Of the 110 vehicles tested, only three failed on exhaust emissions and were served with prohibition notices. Two were taxis.
Another five drivers were served with prohibition notices for other serious road-safety defects.
Andrew Tector, Herefordshire Council’s Head of Environmental Health & Trading Standards, said: “Part of Hereford has recently been designated as an Air Quality Management Area to help protect the A49 corridor from high levels of pollution in the future.
“We are pleased that so few emissions failed and hope that these checks will help ensure that the vehicles driving in this area are running as cleanly as possible.
“As well as the obvious benefits of this exercise to air quality, Herefordshire Council also has a role to play in promoting road safety and we will therefore continue to support the work of the Police and Vehicle & Operator Services Agency in this important area of their work.”
PC Ross Cookson, from Herefordshire Police, added: "Any vehicle that is not roadworthy is a potential killer.
“This kind of activity helps to raise awareness amongst road users that they are
responsible for ensuring their vehicle is legal and, in turn, safe to drive
and take onto the road."
The statistics show a significant improvement in both vehicle emissions and other road safety defects compared to previous years.
However, future random spot checks on vehicles, including cars, vans, taxis and buses will be repeated throughout the year to maintain this trend.
Vehicle Checks in Hereford
Herefordshire Council’s Environmental Health & Trading Standards Service worked with the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency and the Police on Thursday, June 19, to carry out vehicle emissions tests and road-safety checks in Hereford.
Cars, vans and taxis were stopped along Edgar Street and tested for exhaust emissions and routine road-safety checks were done on tyres and lights.
Of the 110 vehicles tested, only three failed on exhaust emissions and were served with prohibition notices. Two were taxis.
Another five drivers were served with prohibition notices for other serious road-safety defects.
Andrew Tector, Herefordshire Council’s Head of Environmental Health & Trading Standards, said: “Part of Hereford has recently been designated as an Air Quality Management Area to help protect the A49 corridor from high levels of pollution in the future.
“We are pleased that so few emissions failed and hope that these checks will help ensure that the vehicles driving in this area are running as cleanly as possible.
“As well as the obvious benefits of this exercise to air quality, Herefordshire Council also has a role to play in promoting road safety and we will therefore continue to support the work of the Police and Vehicle & Operator Services Agency in this important area of their work.”
PC Ross Cookson, from Herefordshire Police, added: "Any vehicle that is not roadworthy is a potential killer.
“This kind of activity helps to raise awareness amongst road users that they are
responsible for ensuring their vehicle is legal and, in turn, safe to drive
and take onto the road."
The statistics show a significant improvement in both vehicle emissions and other road safety defects compared to previous years.
However, future random spot checks on vehicles, including cars, vans, taxis and buses will be repeated throughout the year to maintain this trend.