Application misread LA told
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• An instruction by the Metropolitan LA, Mr D. I. R. Muir, that confirmation of maintenance arrangements must be made available before an 0 licence was granted was made last week at a public inquiry of an application by Mr G. M. Parry of Hornsey Road, London N7. The application, for four vehicles with a further two to be acquired, was, said Mr Muir, made out incorrectly in that several convictions dating from 1968 had not been declared. The offences included fraudulent use of a road fund licence and also offences related to the use of a private car. These all had to be taken into account, said the LA. Mr Parry explained that he misread the form which, although signed by him, was typed out by his daughter.
Evidence was also produced that a vehicle examiner visited Mr Parry at Queensland Road and that the vehicles were being maintained in the road. Three vehicles were examined at this time, two of which had just passed the DoE test. The remaining one was issued with a delayed GV9 with seven items requiring attention.
Mr Parry said that arrangements had now been made for the maintenance to be carried out on the premises of Reliable Furniture at Stratford, London E15, with whom he had a haulage contract and also in whose colours his vehicles were now painted.
Mr Muir said he was reluctant to refuse a licence to Mr Parry, who had been in haulage for very many years and he therefore instructed that a representative of Reliable Furniture appear before him to give evidence of maintenance arrangements. This was to be done before January 31, which was when Mr Parry's interim licence expired.