Foley failed in extra time
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IN Cardiff-based ME Foley (Contractors), given eight days to put its vehicles through a new annual test, succeeded in getting only two out of its three operational vehicles through.
The company, granted a fivevehicle restricted licence in November last year, was called before South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh following the issue of a number of prohibition notices and an unsatisfactory report from a vehicle examiner.
For the company, Christopher Childs said the third vehicle was not taken for test because it had been damaged when removing it from blocks after remedial work was finished. He agreed that the other two vehicles both initially failed, one because of a faulty tyre and the other for a brake that was not releasing, before passing on a re-test.
Mervyn Pugh commented the situation showed he should have suspended the licence eight days ago. And in the future, said Mervyn Pugh, he required the vehicles to have fortnightly inspections.
Curtailing the authorisation to three vehicles, with a condition that only two vehicles be operated at any one time, the LA also cut the licence to expire at the end of the year instead of in 1998.
Emphasising that it was the company's last warning, he said that if there was a further prohi bition notice that caused him concern the licence would be revoked.
Pointing out that the associated Allwaste was due at a public inquiry in August, Mervyn Pugh said he would only consider allowing that company to retain its licence if fresh annual test certificates were produced for its vehicles.