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14th November 1996
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by Derren Hayes • Scottish haulier Thomas Muir (Haulage), which won an appeal to have its case reheard after its 0licence was revoked, will find out in two weeks whether its appeal bid has been successful.

A two-day public inquiry in Edinburgh heard that since the company had its licence revoked in May 1995 (with a stay pending appeal) it had collected a further 20 immediate and nine delayed prohibitions.

It has amassed a total of 54 immediate and 27 delayed prohibitions in the past five years.

Muir, which operates 50 vehicles and 18 trailers from its depot at Randolph Industrial Estate, Kirkcaldy, Fife, had an appeal to the Transport Tribunal dismissed in October 1995.

Senior Vehicle Inspectorate examiner David Gibson told Scottish Deputy Traffic Commissioner Keith Waterworth that most of the prohibitions should have been noticed by driver daily checks or during maintenance inspections. Although the company had good maintenance facilities, Gibson concluded that it did not have a proper vehicle inspection system.

Vehicle examiner William Allen also compared inspection sheets of 27 vehicles with prohibition documents when he visited the company in August.

He found that four defects that led to prohibitions had been noted during previous inspections. Some defects were long standing and should have been spotted at previous checks, he added.

However, Ronald McKay, for Muir, showed evidence that some vehi des that had received prohibitions had been issued with test certificates by the VI only weeks earlier.

The company admitted it was responsible for a few prohibitions but felt a prohibition gave little indication as to who was to blame for the defect. It also said it promised to carry out twoweekly interim checks of vehicles in the future.

The company said revoking the licence was too severe and asked the deputy TC to review the situation in two years' time.


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