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On issued first day after service
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NO DIRECTION was made against a mid-Wales farmer who found himself before the South Wales LA at Cardiff after his vehicle had attracted a GV9.
Mr Ivor John Price of Paincastle, Bulth Wells, last week told the LA, Mr Ronald R. Jackson, that his vehicle had a 3,000-mile service in November 1973 at the garage that looked after his maintenance. The vehicle was not then used until it went to the testing station at Llandrindod Wells on November 19 when it received an immediate GV9 for a brake fluid leak.
On that day he took a load of lambs which involved a journey down a very steep hill with an "S"-bend at the bottom and he had no difficulty whatsoever with the brakes. He offloaded the lambs and then proceeded to the testing station.
Mr J. Morgan, who appeared for Mr Price, said he was purely and simply a farmer and no mechanic. He put his trust in a garage to maintain the vehicle and in this instance he was entirely unaware of the fault.
It was stated that Mr Jones farms 220 acres in a remote part of mid-Wales and that if he lost his licence it would be very difficult to hire haulage as there were so few hauliers in the area.
Since the GV9 was issued Mr Jones had made alternative maintenance arrangements and his vehicle was now being inspected at regular intervals and record sheets kept.