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THE case of Swanseabased Casey Hoofing Contractors Ltd was the old, old story of a restricted licence holder who did not have to have a transport manager with a CPC, but had to meet tachograph and overloading requirements the same as standard licence holders, said South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh. And he cut the company's four-vehicle licence by a year, so that it now expires at the end of September.
For the company, Norman Lloyd-Edwards said C Casey had been convicted of 16 offences of failing to ensure drivers handed tachograph charts in within 21 days as the drivers had been keeping them in their cabs.
Gross and axle overloads arose in July 1989 when a larger size of roofing tile than usual was carried without it being realised. The company had no weighbridge and weight was calculated by the number of packages of tiles.
A gross overload in January occurred because the weight of a mechanical lift on the vehicle had not been taken into account when calculating the weight that could be carried.
Gerald Harris, the company's accountant, said they realised they were close to losing their licence.
Mervyn Pugh said he was not over impressed. The company had to get a total grip on its responsibilities. It might be an idea if it had its tachograph charts analysed by an outside agency and if it carried out test weighings of loads.