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Warning and Suspension at Bristol
Page 52
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THE Western Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, decided to take no action under Section 178 of the Road Traffic Act, 1960, when C. P. Knubley, of North Bradley, appeared at a Bristol hearing last week. The hearing followed convictions at Trowbridge last year, when a total of £242 fines was imposed.
Advocate for the firm, Mr. T. D. Corpe, said that Mr. Knubley had made a full and frank confession. The bulk of the summonses at Trowbridge bad related to use of vehicles • outside the authorized conditions and reports of the ease had stated there had been ignorance rather than a deliberate flouting of the law. Because his past licence applications had been granted without opposition from objectors, Mr. Knubley had been under the impression that the obtaining of a licence was a mere formality. "He had too easy a ride in his previous applications for licences ", said Mr. Corpe.
Excessive Hours?
On a charge of excessive hours by a driver, Mr. Corpe said it could be established that the driver had not been driving for the times stated; he had been waiting at the docks and also waiting for various repairs to be carried out during the period.
Mr. Knubley admitted that he had not fully understood the requirements demanded by licence conditions. He now fully realized that the conditions meant exactly what they stated. Drivers were now required to complete daily instead of weekly log sheets, he said, and prominent reminders were displayed in vehicle cabs. Expressing regret for what had happened, he gave a solemn undertaking never to let it happen again as far as he could help it.
The L.A. said he was prepared to accept the undertaking and he was now sure that the offences had been caused by misapprehension.
Seven Suspended A three-week suspension of a B licence involving seven vehicles was imposed by Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, when F. Angell and Sons, of Caine, Wilts, appeared before him, also under Section 178. He warned Mr. P. W. Angell, one of the partners, not to regard the suspension as something which had happened and then forget the matter. The firm's C and Contract A licences were also in peril, he added, and stressed the great need for proper maintenance to be carried on all the time.
In evidence it was stated that Angell and Sons had been convicted at Radstock. Somerset, when fines totalling £42 had been imposed following an accident in which one of the firm's vehicles had been involved. Prohibitions had been issued , on a number of occasions since November, 1963.
A Ministry vehicle examiner told the L.A. that in his opinion maintenance at the firm, with a few exceptions, was poor. Prohibitions had related to faulty steering, brakes and a number of other items.
Mr. Angell said that some of the delays were caused by waiting from three weeks to as long as six months for some spares.
Vehicles were now checked fully at 5,000 miles, said Mr. Angell, and faults reported by drivers were attended to by the fitter before the vehicle was allowed out. He added that he had advertised for additional fitting labour.
"Have you nothing to say to me about the future?" he Was asked by Mr, SamuelGibbon. "What steps are you taking to ensure that your vehicles are safe in future?" Mr. Angell replied that the routine checks were in operation and the fitter acted at once on drivers' reports.