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Blaming new rules fails to save 0-licence
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A DERBYSHIRE tipper operator, whose director blamed the new drivers' hours rules for a series of offences has had its 0-licence revoked by the North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner, Tom Macartney.
Tideswell-based P S Roberts (Haulage) had been ordered to pay £2,100 in fines and costs by the Buxton Magistrates after admitting 38 offences of the use of an unauthorised centre in Bollington, using vehicles when drivers had broken the drivers' hours regulations and permitting a driver to make false tachograph records. (CM 19 June. Tipper company fined more than £2,000'). The firm holds a licence for five vehicles and five trailers. The DTC also ruled its transport manager, Daniel Roberts, had lost his repute.
Evidence was given that an analysis of tacho records for a 10-week period last November showed the use of an unauthorised operating centre at Bollington and drivers' hours offences, including driving for more than 4.5 hours, driving without the breaks, and exceeding the daily, weekly and fortnightly driving limits. DriverKeithHigginbottom had used a false name on a tacho chart on six occasions.
Director Paul Roberts said that the change in the drivers' hours legislation threw a spanner in the works. The regulation to include off-road driving was a big problem. He felt that the days of the eightwheeled tipper were over.
Before the changes were brought in, he had had the job "off to a T, it was just clockwork".
The DTC said he was revoking the licence in view of the largescale breach of the drivers' hours rules in a relatively small fleet. The firm failed to take the precautions necessary as a result of known changes of the legislation.
There was also the use of an unauthorised operating centre by a detached vehicle which was receiving little control or supervision. Daniel Roberts had plainly failed to carry out his duties as transport manager.