3arage trouble led to farmers' GV9s
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I A farmers' society and an agricultural pciety were among operators who ppeared under Section 69 before the eputy South Wales LA in Llanelli last vek following the issue of GV9s on ehicles belonging to the two societies.
Llanelli and District Farmers' Society td had been called because of three rohibitions after inspections had revealed rake, chassis and tyre defects. Mr D. J. ifiliams. secretary and manager of the )ciety, said the nine vehicles were laintained at a local garage but that all rivers were required to report defects on efect sheets. The vehicles, he said, did only 500 miles each per month but because of issatisfaction with inspections in the past .HA forms were now being used.
The transport manager of the society stated that two delayed GV9s had not been cleared in the prescribed time because of difficulty in obtaining spares. Mr K. J. Adam, the regional manager of the garage concerned with the maintenance of the vehicles, said his company had had staff trouble at the time of the GV9s but he could now guarantee that the vehicles would be properly maintained.
The deputy LA, Mr C. Hugh James, said he was satisfied that there had been a need for the inquiry but in view of the assurances given decided to take no action.
Mr James made a similar decision in the case of the Vale of Tivy Agricultural Society Ltd when it was stated a GV9 had been issued on one of the two vehicles operated by the society. The deputy LA accepted the evidence of Mr J. W. Jones, secretary and manager of the society, that the two vehicles would be maintained regularly by a garage, although in the past, this had not been so. The vehicles covered only a very small mileage, he added.
A third case at the same hearing again resulted in no action being taken when the deputy LA accepted the evidence given on behalf of the South Wales Sand and Gravel Co Ltd as to why the company received five GV9s between January 1971 and May this year within its 15-vehicle fleet.
Two of the GV9s were placed on vehicles which were not normally used on the road, said Mr J. Bevan, a representative of the company, while two others were for excessive smoke although both the vehicles concerned had been inspected only a short time before and found to be satisfactory.