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Faulty bulb cost £1,000 A BRISTOL OPERATOR has accused VOSA
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of being heavy handed after it took his truck off the road for five hours for a bulb.
When the Easton-based Domestic Drain Services truck was pulled over for a spot Ateck a faulty indi:ator bulb was found. The driver was told to take the truck to a garage in Avonmouth to Nave it replaced before being retested in Bristol ive hours later. Director Mark Skuse says: "This is unbelievable. lam fully supportive of measures to make sure that vehicles are roadworthy, but surely the inspectors have better things to do, such as stopping those vehicles that actually are a danger to the public.
"The new bulb cost just 27p; the incident cost us around £1,000 in lost business, and we had to hire a replacement vehicle to do the job."