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MR. HANLON REPEATS HIS WARNING Operator Rapped
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Northern Licensing Authority,
r. I. A, T. Hanlon, in Newcastle riday, repeated his warning to s that lorry drivers, however good, Lot to be trusted when it comes to rig faults on their vehicles (The ercial Motor, October I).
aid: Drivers are inclined to make bout mending. They are inclined over these faults and make do. tnnot trust them to come forward port faults."
Hanlon was considering possible Lion or suspension of vehicles ed by West Wylam and Prudhoe 2..rative Society, who had prohibilers issued against two of their 33 Bed vehicles on July 9 and 12 this L.A. told the transport manager. eorge Gray: e We know the diffiwhich do arise in firms. But there hide examiners who are only too to come in and offer help." J. L. R. Croft, on behalf of the said: " This Co-op has a good in 30 years of licence-holding. ornpany does do its best to mainus fleet of vehicles. They spznd 3,000 on vehicles per year and each vehicle is called in for service after every 1,000 miles. Drivers are asked to report any faults."
After hearing that the transport manager had never heard of the Regional Maintenance Advisory Committee, the L.A. said: I am quite satisfied that the company have been aware when notices have been issued and have taken swift action. Mr. Gray has assured me that he will see a member of the Regional Committee and I propose to take no further action because a repetition is unlikely to occur."
In another case, Mr. Hanlon also decided to take no further action against a sea coal trader whose vehicle had a prohibition order issued against it on June 3. He was Ernest Pratt, -of Wallflower Avenue. Hoiden.
Mr. Pratt told the L.A. that at one time he had operated three vehicles on a C licence, but now only operated one. He said: " When the vehicle was ordered off the road I left it off. I was using a borrowed vehicle until two weeks ago, when I got a new one. I was trying to keep the other vehicle right but I did not have the money." AN island bus operator was rapped last week for withdrawing a bus service nine months ago without authority. The censure came from the chairman of the Scottish Traffic Commissioners who met in Stornoway to deal with an application by John Mitchell (Stornoway) Ltd., to modify the timetable and fares on the service between Stornoway and Rode! in South Harris,
District Cite A. S. Kennedy stated that the 9.30 am, bus from Stornoway to Harris had been discontinued and that as far as he knew the operator had not been given permission to do this.
Mr. A. B. Birnie, chairman, told Mr. Ian Mitchell, managing director of the bus company: "You have. withdrawn that bus without a by-yeur-leave. Why did you take it off without authority?"
Mr. Mitchell replied: " It was running for many days without even a single passenger. It died a natural death." Mr. Birnie remarked: " Mr. Kerfnedy thinks it died an unnatural death and so do I. It was not even given a decent burial."
Mr. Mitchell was -told he must put the bus back in service. He could appls immediately for a dispensation but must supply figures to show that withdrawal was necessary.