http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html en-gb 30 Wed 23 Dec 2009 12:41:23 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html?page=15#comment3 #3 "no automotive company would allow consumers to drive vehicles that are unsafe".Really. Manufacturers have, even in recent years denied culpability for design or manufacturing faults, some of which constituted serious safety issues. Further back I'd urge you to look up the history of the Ford Pinto for example. Ford cynically allowed an unsafe product to be sold. Ralph Nader and others worked very hard to make vehicles safe, and met great opposition from the industry. Wed 10 Dec 2008 17:19:45 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html?page=10#comment2 To calm any worries about possible safety issues in the automotive industry being hidden, I can assure you that this is not the case. As an employe of a very large German automotive company, working within the compliance section, we are obligated to ensure that any 'defect' deemed not 'urgent' will be fixed during the vehicles next scheduled service.I would also point out that no automotive company would allow consumers to drive vehicles that are unsafe, do not mix up the reluctance of the DVLA to release information with how automotive companies would respond, the company I work for would be happy to provide any of it's vehicle owners the list of current/resolved 'defects' that the owners particular vehicle may have/had. Finally, automotive companies are obliged by EU and National law to furnish the respective transport and safety departments of member countries with any known 'defects' for any of the companies range of automotives. Fri 14 Nov 2008 01:01:32 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html?page=5#comment1 What are you smoking, beardie?Of course they don't work for the public, they're a government agency. Thu 13 Nov 2008 15:33:44 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2008/11/how_to_find_a_faulty_vehicle.html?page=0#comment0 So what is up with VOSA? Why do they take the manufacturer's side all the time? They work for the public, don't they? Wed 12 Nov 2008 20:35:32 GMT+1