50 years' tipping
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without complaint
• The first-class job done by a transport manager before his accidental death in 1970 was referred to by the Eastern deputy LA, Mr Gerald Kidner, during a Section 69 inquiry last week, Mr Kidner said that until that time the 50-year-old haulage and ballast carrying company H. Dean Ltd, of Weybread, Diss, Norfolk, had operated its fleet of nine tipper lorries without complaint but subsequent events had led the company to its first appearance before him.
Mr Cyril H. Comber, managing director, told Mr Kidner that on the death of his transport manager — his son-in-law — he had divided the maintenance of the fleet between two garages. One operated a three-year maintenance contract and there had been no complaint against vehicles maintained by them. The second garage did not operate a scheme and inspection and maintenance had fallen behind as the garage had failed to call in the vehicles regularly. Mr Comber added that he had recently introduced a system which he personally would control and it would be his responsibility to see that vehicles were sent for maintenance at agreed intervals.
A vehicle examiner told the deputy LA that he had visited the premises twice in May this year and examined eight vehicles. Four delayed GV9s were issued and there were long intervals between inspections of vehicles entrusted to one garage.
Suspending one vehicle for one month but allowing renewal of the licence for 11 vehicles (nine in possession, two to be acquired) Mr Kidner said the shortcomings of the system should have been apparent and action should have been taken far earlier than was the case.