Ifor Williams floor failure update

[harvest]

Thank you all who responded to my original post, the reprinting of the Horse
and Hound article by P...@Stamp.On.It&Post.lt was very helpful. I reported
my problem to the Vehicle Safety Branch of the Department of Transport
apparently over 80 additional cases have been reported (not all had resulted
in total floor failure) since that article.

This week in the local weekly paper they have published a warning from the
BHS reference trailer floors with a specific reference to the Ifor William
aluminium floor replacement offer and recommends any owner of these
trailers to take advantage of it.

There have been a number of 4 and 5 year old trailers which have had floor
failures. My trailer displayed no sign of rot in the front panel and very
little in the rear which collapsed.

Garth

[P...@stamp.on.it&post.lt]

On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:36:37 -0000, "harvest" <har...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

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> I reported my problem to the Vehicle Safety Branch of the Department of Transport
>apparently over 80 additional cases have been reported (not all had resulted
>in total floor failure) since that article.

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But what are they doing about it? It seems that ALL Ifor Williams trailers
should be recalled for floor replacement, it's obviously a manufacturing defect.
Not only is it a danger to the horses being transported, it could cause a
serious accident on somewhere like a busy motorway.

Did you pursue the 'claim for damages' aspect at all?

Please keep us updated.

Joe

[lesley_eastwell]

Could someone repost the Horse and Hound article so that I can pass it on to
a friend who has a five year old Ifor Williams ?

Many many thanks in advance
Lesley

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[harvest]

This was sent to me by Joe

Garth

On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:06:11 +0100, P...@Stamp.On.It&Post.It wrote:

>From this weeks Horse & Hound...
>
>Ifor Williams Trailers has issued a statement advising users of trailers
with timber
>floors to check the condition regularly.
>Owners of these trailers are advised that, apart from a visual check, they
should also
>prod around the edges of the floor with a screwdriver to check for any
signs of cracking.
>Obviously aware of a problem, for a limited time the company is offering
replacement
>aluminium floors for ''older'' Hunter trailers at the price of a
replacement plywood
>floor. The cost is £170, plus delivery charge, VAT and fitting.
>Horse & Hound has been contacted by nine owners of Ifor Williams trailers
in the West
>Country who have suffered problems with wooden flooring. In two cases,
horses actually
>fell through holes in the floors while being travelled and both had to be
destroyed.
>An inspector from the Vehicle Safety Branch of the Department of Transport
is seeking
>information from readers with Ifor Williams trailers who have suffered from
this problem.
>The telephone number to call is (tel: 01179 543300).

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