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itio danger from brake offences' operator
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A GRIMSBY bedding manufacturer claimed last week that GV9s issued over a five-year period were "not for serious things".
L. Jones (Grimsby) Ltd was appealing to the Transport Tribunal against a decision of the East Midlands Licensing Authority to revoke its Operator's Licence for 12 vehicles and three trailers.
When asked about the GV9s which had been imposed between 1972 and 1977, Mr Jones said: "These are not serious things, they are on brakes."
He added: "You can get GV9s for some things which are serious, but not dangerous."
At the original hearing, the LA had said that Mr Jones's premises were inadequate and that an eight-foot maintenance pit was flooded constantly and could not be used.
Mr Jones told the tribunal that this was not true. "We are in the area of Grimsby docks and suffer from water seepage, which must be pumped away before the pit is used."
He added that his fitters had been at fault, some of them having chosen not to use the pit. "These fitters are very difficult people to deal with," he said.
Mr Jones also blamed his fitters for not keeping proper service cords. "One vehicle's form should have been filled in after 5,000 miles, but this was not done until it had completed 8,000 miles. It was serviced at 5,000 miles. He just did not fill in the forms."
Tribunal president G. D. Squibb told Mr Jones: "We have come to the conclusion that the Licensing Authority was right that the premises were unsatisfactory, and can only dismiss the appeal."
However, the tribunal ordered that the revocation takes effect from September 1. Mr Jones may apply then for a new 0-licence, when he must prove that his maintenance system has been improved.