Motion submitted by Councillor Friel
To consider the following Motion submitted by Councillor Friel:
Motion in relation to the Campaign “Tyred”
On Monday 10 September 2012 a coach bound for Liverpool carrying 53 people from the Bestival music festival on the Isle of Wight, left the road and crashed into a tree instantly killing Michael Molloy (18), Kerry Ogden (23) and the coach driver, Colin Daulby (63), and left others with life changing injuries.
The inquest into the crash found that the front nearside tyre which was actually older than the coach itself, at 19 years, was responsible for the crash.
Michael’s mother Frances is campaigning for a change in the law requiring a ban on tyres older than ten years on commercial vehicles.
Despite the wide spread public and political support for this campaign, no change in the law has been made, shamefully leaving others at risk from faulty dangerous tyres.
This Council:
- notes that Frances has launched ‘Tyred’ - the official campaign to pressure Government - to change the law to ban the use of tyres older than ten years on public service vehicles (buses, coaches and minibuses).
- wholeheartedly supports ‘Tyred’ and requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to seek cross-party support for a change in the law.
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Friel, seconded by Councillor Sayers and unanimously
RESOLVED:
That on Monday 10 September 2012 a coach bound for Liverpool carrying 53 people from the Bestival music festival on the Isle of Wight, left the road and crashed into a tree instantly killing Michael Molloy (18), Kerry Ogden (23) and the coach driver, Colin Daulby (63), and left others with life changing injuries.
The inquest into the crash found that the front nearside tyre which was actually older than the coach itself, at 19 years, was responsible for the crash.
Michael’s mother Frances is campaigning for a change in the law requiring a ban on tyres older than ten years on commercial vehicles.
Despite the wide spread public and political support for this campaign, no change in the law has been made, shamefully leaving others at risk from faulty dangerous tyres.
This Council:
- notes that Frances has launched ‘Tyred’ - the official campaign to pressure Government - to change the law to ban the use of tyres older than ten years on public service vehicles (buses, coaches and minibuses).
- wholeheartedly supports ‘Tyred’ and requests that the Leader of the Council writes to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to seek cross-party support for a change in the law.