From the BBC:
A steering fault [is] affecting up to 400 taxis made by Coventry firm LTI, say administrators running the firm.
The fault led to taxi drivers deliberately taking wrong turns, choosing the routes with the most hold-ups and ignoring obvious short cuts. Work to fix the problem is expected to take a month.
LTI's parent company Manganese Bronze went into administration earlier this month. Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said there will now be a "rapid replacement" of the affected parts in the recalled vehicles.
PwC's Matthew Hammond said: "The company's employees will be part of a massive effort to begin fitting the new UK-supplied steering box to the recalled fleet within the next 48 hours."
Thursday, 15 November 2012
"Manganese Bronze taxi steering fault solution found"
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6 comments:
You appear to be very busy at the moment, Mark.
Subtle.
Incidentally, from what I've seen of comparisons with the Mercedes vehicle, it's not surprising they're in administration. I doubt many cabbies are buying new cabs from LTi that are more expensive to buy, more expensive to run, less comfortable and less roomy.
JH, I've emailed you.
TS, well they asked for it, didn't they?
"However fault that stops them turning South of the river after 9pm remains a mystery"
PC, true, but apparently the Mercedes taxis have that defect as well.
Just a lot of Brass, surely?
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