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Maintenance loses licence
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Ormskirk-based Anthony Rosenthal has lost his Operator's Licence after failing to attend a Congleton disciplinary inquiry.
Rosenthal had been called before the North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell because of concern over his maintenance record.
Vehicle examiner Andrew Lees said that Rosenthal was operating one vehicle which he was driving himself and It had taken a little time to track him down. He examined Rosenthal's vehicle. issuing a defect notice. The inspection records indicated that inspection frequencies varied between four and 111 months. They showed a lack of detail and many were unsigned.
Revoking the licence, the TC said that in August 2001 the vehicle had been given an immediate prohibition endorsed as showing a significant maintenance failure because of serious brake defects. She noted that the last maintenance inspection before the issue of the prohibition was dated September 2000, nearly 12 months previously, despite assurances from Rosenthal that the vehicle would be inspected every six weeks.
Later in August 2001 the same vehicle was issued with a delayed prohibition, also for brake defects. When the vehicle was presented for test the prohibition was varied after additional defects were found. In January of this year Rosenthal had been ordered to pay fines and costs of £955 after being convicted of using a vehicle with serious brake defects.
"I am satisfied that road safety has been compromised to an unacceptable level," said Bell.