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Slag vehicles in appalling state
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• Lintzgarth Slag Co. Ltd., of Middlesbrough, had its C-licensed fleet curtailed by the suspension of three vehicles for three months at a Section 178 inquiry in Darlington last week. The Northern LA, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, said that the company would not be allowed to add to its fleet in the future, except at his discretion.
Mr. J. R. Atkinson, MoT vehicle examiner for the Teesside area, said he inspected the Lintzgarth fleet in July 1969. As a result of the inspection three GV9s were issued, two immediate and one delayed. He described the condition of the vehicles as being "very dangerous" and the company's premises as "unsuitable".
The managing director of Lintzgarth, Mr. J. S. Goodison, said all his vehicles had been, or would soon be, completely overhauled. New premises had been acquired and were satisfactory, with a new building and three inspection pits already under construction. Maintenance records had not been kept in the past, he said, because of inadequate office facilities. Mr. Goodison said he employed five fitters and had spent about £30,000 on maintenance during the past year.
The LA said that because the company had not spent its money on preventive maintenance its vehicles had got into an appalling state. The vehicles had become dangerous through sheer neglect, said the LA, who noted that the company had been called to a Section 178 inquiry in October 1968 (CM November 1 1968). .
Mr. Hanlon told the company that he would make a close examination of its maintenance facilities when it applied for an operator's licence.