Inspection
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FICULTIES over arranging for the vehicle of a Yorkshire operator be inspected by a vehicle examiner were more of a bureaucratic ture than any desire of the part of the operator to be unco-operae.
his was claimed by Mr Roger ittacker for James Bryson of ley the operator concerned en he applied for a new stanrd national licence for one hide in possession with two be acquired before the rkshire Licencing Authority jor General John Carpenter at eeds public inquiry.
r Whittaker said the departnt of transport staff had not used the problems and had isted that Mr Bryson keep apintments which were imposif he was going to stave off nkrupcy.
After Major General Carpenter d said there was some quesn of the use of the wrong 0once disc Mr Whittaker said 3t three or four years ago Mr yson had been in business on ; own account. He decided to -m a limited company Jim Bryn (lnkley) Limited, and the ance was transferred to that
company, but it went into
liqui
dation just over a year ago.
Mr Bryson was able to buy back one of the vehicles from the liquidator and he had since had to work hard to prevent his own personal bankrupcy.
The vehicle had now been seen by the vehicle examiner.
Vehicle examiner Mr Derek Sayer gave evidence that the condition of the vehicle was reasonably satisfactory but he was concerned that the vehicle could not be got into the covered workshops because it was being used as a store and to repair items of plant. He personally had had no difficulty in arranging an appointment.
Surrendering the 0-licence disc which belonged to the company Mr Bryson said the premises were the same as he had always had. When the vehicle examiner visited the workshop fencing was being dipped in creosote in the workshop and plant equipment was being serviced because the weather was inclement.
Questioned by Major General Carpenter Mr Bryson agreed there had been some difficulty in fixing a date with another vehicle examiner, a Mr Farr. He had been unable to keep the first appointment made as he had had to go to Scotland to see his parents.
He was unable to keep the second appointment as he was in the middle of a job and he did not want to break off as there was not a lot of work about.