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Pugh tells haulier to leave industry

12th September 1996
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• A Gwent cornness. It had been done withou pany was allowed reference to his wife, also a direc to keep its licence tor, and against the bette at a Cardiff discijudgement of his son. Jones hac plinary inquiry personally let the company dowr on condition that its managing and in order to save the busines: director resigns and has nothing he was prepared to resign wid immediate cifect. further to do •

Jones had personaliy

with the company.

South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh was told that Amber Engineering, of Blackwood, had used its vehicles after its licence was suspended in June.

For the company. Geoffrey Williams said that managing director Michael Jones had used the vehicles to protect the busi Jones saic that he hat panicked.

The busines., was flourish ing and he had felt ; responsibility to the company' workforce and customers. "I car see, in rushing forward, hot headed, I have brought the house down," said Jones. "I panickee and ran off like a fool."

Taking no action against the company's licence. Mervyn Pugh said that he wanted the state. ments made by Jones that he would no longet be involved in transport put in writing.

lie warned that checks would be made by the Vehicle Inspectorate and if at any time it was found that those assurances had been broken or were false, the company's good repute would no longer exist. How anyone could act as Jones had was beyond belief.