The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) has reported that the failure rate in truck roadworthiness tests is at its lowest rate for many years while the pass rate stands at an all time high.
However, foreign trucks operating on UK roads, are not as well maintained, according to VOSA figures.
Roadside prohibitions rose by 1,800 last year. And in the year to the end of March 2009 the number of UK roadside checks on foreign-registered trucks and trailers rocketed, with prohibitions up almost 10,000 to 24,493.
