MPs apologise for motorbike error

[BluBhoy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7268854.stm

[Gazza]

He said motorcycle users had been “concerned” over the findings of the report “which were based on national statistics provided by the Department for Transport”.

Mr Leigh added: "The department did not, however, give us all of the information we needed.

“It did not make the committee aware at our hearing last year that a new, more accurate methodology was already being used to produce estimates of rates of road tax evasion for the year 2007-08, nor that it could have implications for the accuracy of the previous year’s estimates upon which the committee had to rely.”

Passing the buck??

[davebez]

doesnt matter does it. the bad press was already out there.

[oldguy]

Just loved the DoT “spokesperson” excuse for the Department being, mostly, a bag of t**s. This is the sort of c I expect from TfL.

Oldguy.