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Scottish suspensions
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• Seven Scottish operators appeared at Glasgow on Tuesday before Mr. A. B. Birnie, Scottish LA, to show cause why their licences should not be revoked, suspended or curtailed under Section 178 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968. James O'Hara, trading also as Kingston Transport Services and operating a fleet of 71 vehicles, appeared following the issue of four immediate and two delayed prohibitions when eight vehicles were inspected. Mr. O'Hara admitted defective hand brakes as the main cause of trouble with worn tyres as the second defect. He was losing money on his haulage side, he said, subsidizing it from his other interests.
Mr. Birnie asked him why he should be so foolish commercially. This was the fourth time the firm had appeared before him on such charges since April 1968. The operator was either not taking heed or was incapable of doing so. Mr. Bimie said -that he would make a markedly severe penalty, but because so many contract licences were involved he would require time to consider.
John M. S. Thomson of Bellshill had one licence curtailed for one vehicle for three months following issue of three immediate and eight delayed prohibitions arising from an inspection of 16 vehicles on July 30. It was claimed that the three vehicles covered by the immediate prohibitions were not in use but Mr. Birnie said it was fair to argue that they had been in use and were dangerous at the time of use.
Tool Deal Fabrications Ltd. had received a GV9 in respect of one vehicle. This, it was said, was simply storing metal fabrications while painters were at work. The vehicle had not been used for some time and was not in use when inspected. Mr. Birnie accepted this explanation but said that the vehicle had been in use previously and was in a dangerous state. That had been known by the firm for some time. He was tempted to revoke the licence altogether but suspended it for two months.
Alexander H. Pollock, of Kim, operating one vehicle, had its licence revoked. Mr. Birnie said this would not hurt as it was no longer operated.
Stonefield Laundry Ltd, admitted four prohibitions when six vehicles were inspected and it admitted negligence. It claimed financial difficulties and now contracted out its maintenance and repairs. It had scrapped three vehicles and was now hiring in their place. Mr Birnie said he was impressed by their frankness and by the fact that they had already inflicted greater penalty upon themselves than he would have done. He decided to make no further penalty.
John Geurts and Co. Ltd, of Airdrie, admitted six immediate and two delayed prohibitions when eight had been inspected and agreed that the firm was now operating only 13 tippers out of 22 licensed. The quarry work which they did was very heavy, it said, but Mr. Birnie replied: "The rougher the work, the more need for maintenance." He curtailed the licence by one vehicle out of the 13 operating.