Scaffolding company's truck was overweight and had no valid MoT
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SIMON EVANS, deputy traffic commissioner (TC) for the North West of England, has suspended a Preston-based scaffolding firm from operating vehicles for three days after its truck was discovered operating overweight and without a valid MoT.
At an October public inquiry in Warrington, the deputy TC was told how a driver working for Xtreme Scaffolding Services authorised to operate one vehicle was returning to Preston along the A494 in March 2012 after picking up a load. After a roadside check, the vehicle was found to be 11.6% over the maximum permitted gross weight.
Vosa records also revealed its MoT had expired on 31 January 2012. The driver,Wayne Smith, admitted he had not kept a record of his journeys and took breaks at his own discretion. Routine safety inspections had not taken place on time and there was no reporting system in place for defects noted by drivers. A formal warning was recorded against the firm's licence.
Summing up
Boss David Barson gave an undertaking to attend an 0-licence seminar and to having his vehicles inspected every six weeks.