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Firm ticked off for cavalier approach to its obligations
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1E:2 A Birmingham company has
lost half its fleet for a week for failing to notify the Traffic Area Office about the death of its transport manager for nine months, and using an unauthorised operating centre for 12 months.
West Midland Traffic Commissioner David Dixon curtailed the four-vehicle licence held by Denson (Midlands) to two vehicles for a week after deciding that the company and sole director Liam McGilloway had taken a "cavalier approach" to its obligations.
The company had applied to increase the authorisation on its 0-licence to six vehicles and two trailers, and to set up a base opposite the Garretts Green Test Station in Birmingham.
Vehicle examiner David Dodsworth told the TO that though the vehicles were satisfactory and there was a good prohibition record, the paperwork was extremely poor. When he examined the yard he concluded that it could accommodate six vehicles and two trailers, but at that time a new workshop had not been erected. As the company was opposite the test station it would be under constant observation.
McGilloway said that the firm had been forced to vacate its previous operating centre at Tyburn Road 12 months ago as the site was being redeveloped. The vehicles were currently kept at Garretts Green, which was a half-acre site.
The company had applied to change the operating centre to Garretts Green in January and he had not believed that it would take so long_ In March they were asked to re-advertise the site McGilioway agreed that he had not applied for interim authority to use the site.
He added that he had been unable to produce all the maintenance records during the vehicle examiner's visit as he had been a hit busy at the time. The records had been at the main office, but in future they would be kept at Garretts Green as they were moving the office there.
We must be doing something right as the lorries are in good order," he said. "We're not going to do anything wrong as we are right opposite the test station!"
In reply to the TO, McGilloway said the company's transport manager had died 18 months ago and his brother John had taken over.
The TO pointed out that the Traffic Area Office had not been notified of this.
For the company, Michael Carless said in terms of maintenance the proof of the pu( ding was in the eating. The company ha perhaps jumped the gun over the move Garretts Green, but there seemed to ha been some delay in dealing with the con pany's appiication.
Curtailing the licence, the TC remarke that operators could not pick and choos which parts of the law to obey.
Granting interim authority for the use ( Garretts Greer, he said he was minded grant the additional vehicles and trailers bk not until a vehicle examiner had visited the sil again to check the maintenance records wer in order—and to confirm that there we enough room for six vehicles and two trailer