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October 19, 1960
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
UK Transport Minister Ernest Marples admits his own car failed new compulsory fitness tests for vehicles, countering complaints about inconvenience to older car owners; tests to be mandatory soon.
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English Cars Must Pass Compulsory Fitness Tests
LONDON, (A)--Transport Minister Ernest Marples the man who brought in new fitness tests for aging autos—confessed his own car hadn't made the grade.
Marples told a road safety conference:
"Some people have urged that the tests should stop because they cause inconvenience to owners of older cars.
"A vehicle over 50 years old has passed this test easily. I've known a vehicle only 2 years old which has failed—my own."
The tests will become compulsory soon.
LONDON, (A)--Transport Minister Ernest Marples the man who brought in new fitness tests for aging autos—confessed his own car hadn't made the grade.
Marples told a road safety conference:
"Some people have urged that the tests should stop because they cause inconvenience to owners of older cars.
"A vehicle over 50 years old has passed this test easily. I've known a vehicle only 2 years old which has failed—my own."
The tests will become compulsory soon.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Car Fitness Tests
Uk Transport Minister
Road Safety Conference
What entities or persons were involved?
Ernest Marples
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Key Persons
Ernest Marples
Outcome
the tests will become compulsory soon.
Event Details
Transport Minister Ernest Marples, who introduced new fitness tests for aging autos, confessed at a road safety conference that his own two-year-old car failed the test, while some older vehicles passed easily. He addressed concerns about inconvenience to owners of older cars.