>>WRT to the wheight issue, it's interesting to know that at least one
>>ambulance trust uses <3.5t Merc Sprinter chassis that have coachbuilt
>>saloons mounted.  The gross weight exceeded the maximum allowable mass of
>>3.5t, so they were uprated and replated at around 4t gross weight.

>Seems strange when Merc sell 4.6t gross Sprinters "off the shelf".

It's important to remember, before you trust your life in any bit of NHS
equipment, that the contract went to the lowest bidder.

The ambulance service was attracted to the lower cost of the 3.5 tonners.
Lower training fees as well, as staff didn't need C1 categories on their
licences.  After five years in service, someone put one on a weighbridge and
discovered (that when fully loaded) they exceeded the maximum allowable
mass.

Cheers

Blippie
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