Kingclip Seafoods made to operate in UK only
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• Scottish LA Michael Betts has reduced Kingclip Seafoods' licence from international to national after the Aberdeen-based company lost its nominated transport manager. Betts also directed that it return the Community Authorisations certificates which enable it to operate abroad.
Maintenance problems prompted the LA to cut the authorisation on the company's licence from seven vehicles and seven trailers to two vehicles and two trailers.
His decision followed evidence at an Aberdeen disciplinary inquiry, in which the Vehicle Inspectorate revealed that since 1991, one delayed and three immediate prohibitions had been placed on Kingclip's vehicles. Two of the prohibitions had been endorsed as showing a significant failure in maintenance. One prohibition was varied after additional defects were found when the vehicle was presented for clearance.
Betts said he understood that the company's nominated transport manager had left and the Traffic Area had not been notified of any replacement.
While formally warning Kingclip about its future maintenance standards, Betts said he required it to nominate a qualified transport manager and CPC holder by the end of April.
He warned that the company faced more disciplinary action against the licence if it failed to do so.