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Tachograph fiddler loses his 0-licence and LGV licence
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The operator showed "nothing but contempt" for the 0-licence system
and its enforcers, says a Traffic Commissioner. Mike Jewell repor-s.
A TACHOGRAPH fiddler has had his 0-licence revoked and been disqualified from holding one for five years. North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell also revoked the LGV driving licence held by Wigan-based David Entwistle and disqualified him indefinitely from holding one.
Entwistle, trading as ME, Transport, with a two-vehicle licence, failed to appear at a Golborne public inquiry.
Serious discrepancies Traffic examiner Sarah Dalton said Entwistle ran one 44-tonne vehicle. An investigation had led to concerns over the veracity of his tachograph charts and information obtained from gate records revealed a large number of serious discrepancies. It was suspected that Entwistle had deliberately interrupted the operation of his tachograph and advanced the clock on a number of occasions to show he had taken adequate daily rest. It was also suspected that he had run without a chart in the tachograph.
Three tachograph charts with transport manager Paul Hines' name on them related to driving done by Entwistle. They were not in Hines' handwriting and Hines said he had completed one of the charts as Entwistle was "stuck".
Hines maintained that Entwistle had forged his name on two of the charts; he knew nothing about the other offences said to have been committed by Entwistle and had been "gobsmacked". He resigned as transport manager in October 2006 because Entwistle would not allow him to do anything and he had never driven for Entwistle. He had been paid /25 for six hours a week, but had only ever once worked the six hours since the licence was granted in February 2005. Hines claimed Entwistle had sold his truck after it was involved in a fatal accident.
Making the revocation and disqualification orders, the TC said these were serious offences. She concluded that from the moment the licence started, Entwistle had had no intention of complying with the drivers' hours and tachograph rules. He had shown "nothing but contempt" for the 0-licensing system and for those who worked hard to enforce it.
The TC also held that Hines had lost his repute as a transport manager and suspended his LGV driving licence for 10 days.
She asked Vosa to investigate the circumstances of the fatal accident that was said to have taken place. •