D566 TCW
1987 Austin Maestro 500 City Diesel van.
A genuine ex-Royal Mail van. It was part of a batch of 70 that the Royal Mail ordered to compare to the Ford Escort van. It was given fleet no. 6710011 at Whalley (Blackburn workshop) and was then used in and around Clitheroe under running no. 5214. Now restored and wearing its original fleet number.
Last MoT test expired in December 2018.
It failed a test in June 2019 (2 days before this photo) -
Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety diesel (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) - Dangerous
Offside front wheel bearing rough when rotated and slight play (5.1.3 (b) (i)) - Major
Rear brakes imbalanced across an axle axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) - Major
D566 TCW
1987 Austin Maestro 500 City Diesel van.
A genuine ex-Royal Mail van. It was part of a batch of 70 that the Royal Mail ordered to compare to the Ford Escort van. It was given fleet no. 6710011 at Whalley (Blackburn workshop) and was then used in and around Clitheroe under running no. 5214. Now restored and wearing its original fleet number.
Last MoT test expired in December 2018.
It failed a test in June 2019 (2 days before this photo) -
Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety diesel (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) - Dangerous
Offside front wheel bearing rough when rotated and slight play (5.1.3 (b) (i)) - Major
Rear brakes imbalanced across an axle axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) - Major