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Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell has recommended that companies declare all convictions to Traffic Commissioners, speaking at a Nottingham disciplinary inquiry.
Yorkshire Water Services— which held a licence for 177 vehicles and 56 trailers in the NorthEast and one for five vehicles and two trailers in the NorthWest—had been called before Bell because of concern over convictions for breaches of environmental legislation, of which it had initially failed to notify the IC.
The TC said that a series of maintenance investigations had proved to be satisfactory, and therefore no action would be taken against the company.
She felt there was no suggestion that it was failing to comply with its 0-licensing obligations as none of the convictions related to the operation of the vehicles, and so it would be inappropriate to question its repute.
She could simply disregard convictions but she made a distinction between those that affected the licensed vehicles, and those which did not. As the convictions were n related to road haulage practice was to declare cony tions only where the fine IN exceeded 12,500.
But the IC said that she fr that best practice would be fi all convictions to be declare along with an explanation of tF circumstances. A ruling fro the Senior Traffic Corm issioner could be sought if 1 water companies wanted 1 take the matter up nationally.