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Lincoln has to 'wait and see'

16th December 1993
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Co Durham based haulier Steven Lincoln has to wait to see what action the Traffic Commissioner will take against his 12 vehicle/eight trailer licence, after receiving a series of prohibition notices.

Following a Leeds disciplinary inquiry North Eastern Deputy TC H Anthony Richardson said he was seriously considering reducing the licence authorisation after defective vehicles had been allowed on to the road.

Lincoln, of I4oughton le Spring, gained his licence after the second attempt, in June 1992. His initial bid was turned down after he admitted operating vehicles without licence authority This followed the collapse of Lincoln Haulage (Houghton le Spring), where he had been principal director (CM19-25 March 1992).

DOT vehicle examiner Gary Walker said two immediate and three delayed prohibitions had been issued since April. The maintenance records revealed gaps of four to five months between inspections. In one case, the last inspection record was dated October 1992. Records had not been retained for 15 months in many instances Most of the defects had been obvious, said Walker.

Lincoln said that since the vehicle examiner's visit, the way in which inspections were recorded had been changed. Trailer inspections were no longer incorporated in the records of the drawing unit. Previously, records were made out for major services, the four-weekly inspections being recorded in a book.

Agreeing that an untaxed vehicle had been driven, Lincoln said that cashflow was tight. The vehicle was put on the road at the beginning of September. He did not have an overdraft at the time and delayed sending the cheque to tax the vehicle.

For Lincoln, Martin Whitfield argued that all the defects apart from one could have been due to off-road working.

Richardson reserved his decision after hearing financial evidence in private.


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