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Datestamped ANCAP logo benefits consumers
Crash safety authority eases confusion with year tested 'datestamp' for each car's ratingThe Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) remains committed to enhanced crash safety testing protocol in accordance with its road map from 2010, but distinguishing the testing regime year by year has become imperative in the face of growing consumer bewilderment.
Rapid changes to test procedures and criteria have resulted in facelifted cars being rated lower than their predecessors from years earlier, as Renault has found to its cost. Rather than have new-car buyers labouring under the misapprehension the newer model is not as safe as the older car, ANCAP has introduced a new 'datestamp' system to alert buyers that the four-star car they're considering has been tested against the very latest test. It allows the consumer to see that the five-star car that looks safer at first glance, has been tested in accordance with an older protocol.
"Consumers are now well aware of ANCAP and its 1 to 5 star safety rating system and are interested to know how a 5 star rating of earlier years compares with a 5 star rating of today," said ANCAP Chairman, Mr Lauchlan McIntosh AM.
"ANCAP prides itself on the provision and presentation of independent and easy to understand ratings to consumers. As the ANCAP test program moves in line with the rapid progression of vehicle safety design and technologies, the introduction of datestamping to ANCAP ratings is the next step in clearly communicating the differences in a car rated today compared with a car rated in forthcoming years," said Mr McIntosh.
The datestamp device on ANCAP rating logos is issued with effect from July. All ANCAP documents and material concerning vehicle safety ratings will carry the respective datestamp, where applicable.
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