Faults found on 265 coaches

Sunday 02 August 1998 23:02 BST

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Faults found on 265 coaches

A NATIONWIDE police safety check on coaches and buses has found that one in eight have mechanical faults.

Operation Tourist stopped 2,122 passenger vehicles during Saturday's blitz in 40 police force areas up and down the country. Faults were found on 265 of the vehicles, with a total of 97 being ordered off the road immediately. None was involved in any accidents.

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