Part of Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:45 am on 23 March 2017.
Greg Knight
Conservative, East Yorkshire
11:45,
23 March 2017
Does not the hon. Gentleman’s new Clause have three defects—it is bureaucratic, costly and unnecessary? Does he agree that, if a licensing system of the kind he is envisaging were brought in, the customer would have to pay for it through higher Bills? Why would one need a licensed, accredited mechanic if one just wanted a lightbulb or a tyre changing?
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