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Warned for poor parking

11th April 1996, Page 24
11th April 1996
Page 24
Page 24, 11th April 1996 — Warned for poor parking
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by Michael Jewell

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wyke haulier James Wilby has appeared at a Leeds disciplinary inquiry following instances of unauthorised parking.

In addition to considering disciplinary action against the company's licence for 22 vehicles and 10 trailers, North Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe was considering an application to base an additional eight vehicles and two trailers at the premises of Marsh Freight at Bretton Street, Dewsbury.

Senior Traffic Examiner Wayne Perriman said that following a number of complaints from members of the public he saw one of the company's vehicles regularly parked on waste ground in Cleckheaton overnight and at weekends. He spoke to the corn pany's transport manager who said Kirklees Council had imposed a condition on its Heclunondwyke operating centre that no vehicle could leave before 05:00hrs. The vehicle concerned left at 04:00hrs and the driver was allowed to take it home.

Following a complaint about the unauthorised use of Marsh Freight's yard by various operators, Perriman visited the site at the end of February and saw two Wilby vehicles which were clearly parked up for the night.

In reply to Gary Hodgson, for the company, Perriman said that the latter complaint had been anonymous.

Managing director David Shaw admitted that the company had had a series of warning letters about unauthorised parking between May 1993 and September 1995. But he denied that the company had received any complaints about the vehi des parked at Cleckheaton. It had been unable to trace the owners of the land so it had been unable to apply for authority to park there, said Shaw.

The company had applied for authority for the March Freight site in January Interim authority for its use was initially refused, but was later granted at the beginning of March, He conceded that the company had jumped the gun.

In reply to the DTC, Shaw said that if the application for the Marsh Freight site was granted it would solve the company's early morning problem.

Granting the application, with a warning, Hinchliffe said that if there was any more unauthorised parking the next step would be suspension of the licence. The risk the company would be taking would be completely out of proportion to the benefit gained by illegal parking.


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