Worcester Renewable Energy Ltd purchased a van from Anchor Vans for a new engineer starting with the company. The vehicle came with a 12-month MOT which had been carried out only a few days before delivery. A few days later, the tyre monitoring system had come on. Naturally thinking the van had got puncture the engineer proceeded to change the wheel he believed to have the puncture with the spare. To his, and the company’s horror and disgust, the rear tyres were both found to be completely perished and split right down to the cord. They were an accident waiting to happen and were far from in a condition fit to pass an MOT. WRE expressed its dissatisfaction to Simon Joyce, the director of Anchor Vans, who after agreeing to reimburse WRE for the cost of the replacement tyres, said that the extra 1 or 2mm of tread on the new tyres was compensation enough for the danger Anchor Vans had put the engineer in and the cost incurred by WRE for having one of its engineers off work for the day. He then went on to sarcastically wish WRE many happy miles of motoring in the van. It goes without saying that WRE will be reporting Anchor Vans to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in relation the vehicle being sold with an MOT when the vehicle was un-roadworthy. Our advice, avoid this company at all cost, if nothing more than for your own safety.