Consider retrofitting Turbos with enhanced welds, couplers, and anti-overriding devices

LADB-55 Response Historic AI-assessed

Consider retrofitting Turbos with enhanced welds, couplers, and anti-overriding devices

Recommendation

In the case of Turbos, the enhancement of end pillar weld connections, the possible enhancement of crashworthiness by weakening the ends and strengthening the saloon of the cars, and the fitting of shear-out couplers and anti-overriding devices should be considered, subject to an assessment of feasibility, costs and benefits, with a view to possible retro-fitting (para 13.5).

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific published evidence has been identified regarding the consideration or retrofitting of Turbos with enhanced welds, couplers, or anti-overriding devices, or any assessment of feasibility, costs, and benefits for such measures. While gov.uk search results indicate the topic 'consider retrofitting turbos' has 2,062 results and 'consider retrofitting enhanced' has 7,658 results, the content of these results is not provided to detail specific actions taken.

How was this assessed?

Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026

Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)

External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk

Jurisdiction

UK-wide