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Stable gate shut too late
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• A company which was said to have "closed the stable gate alter the horse had boltedhad its 0 licence curtailed under section 69 of the Transport Act 1968 by the West Midland LA, Mr John Else, at Birmingham last week, when he removed two vehicles and two trailers from the licence which authorized 18 vehicles and 10 trailers.
The court heard that the company, Williams Bros (Wales) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Transport Development Group. had been called before the Licensing Authority after a fleet inspection had revealed that its preventive maintenance arrangements were not satisfactory. Since June 1970 the company's vehicles had attracted 15 GV9s, mostly delayed.
Mr N. Carless, representing Williams Bros, told the LA that the company had a total fleet of about 150 vehicles. Of these 15 were based at the Peterchurch, Hereford, depot where the fleet inspection was carried out.
Giving evidence. Mr A. Stone, vehicle examiner, said that on August 27 1970 he visited the firm's base at Peterchurch and found that the maintenance facilities consisted of a covered workshop adequate for one vehicle and reasonably equipped. There was no permanent staff at the depot but one semi-skilled and two skilled mechanics were employed at weekends. Records of repairs and maintenance had been kept up to date but these were not consistent with the condition of some of the vehicles, The managing director of the company. Mr E. L. Williams, said that arrangements were now under way for new premises to be built. Since the examiner's visit three new vehicles had been bought and three more were yet to be acquired. Maintenance and repairs, he went on to say, were carried out by Vincent Greenhouse Ltd, Hereford. every 6000 miles, and new staff had been taken on.
Asked by Mr Else if Vincent Greenhouse would continue to carry out the maintenance work after the completion of the new premises, Mr Williams replied that it would.
On making his decision Mr Else said: "I am now satisfied that the stable gate has been shut after the horse has bolted, and am quite satisfied that this company has now taken reasonable steps to put its house in order,