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Potteries permitted six more
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• Potteries Motor Traction is to be allowed to increase the number of vehicles on its North Western licence from 34 to 40, after traffic commissioner Martin Albu said he was satisfied steps had been taken to remedy maintenance problems at its Wirral depot, which had led to the company appearing at disciplinary proceedings.
Department of Transport vehicle inspectorate district manager John Cant said that three immediate and two delayed prohibitions had been imposed, when five vehicles were examined in September 1987 — but no action was taken after certain assurances had been given. A further check had been carried out to increase the licence authorisa tion. Fourteen vehicles had been examined and a further one immediate and seven delayed prohibitions had been issued.
Fleet engineer James Marsh said the vehicle examiner had been extremely thorough and he did not consider the results had been a true indication of the genuine safety of the vehicles. None of the items had been safety-critical, and he felt 70% of them could have arisen since the previous inspection.
Marsh acknowledged, however, that the performance of the garage undertaking the Wirral vehicle maintenance had not been what they had anticipated.
Consequently, the company had negotiated with its land lords for the acquisition of a two-bay workshop. They had employed a skilled PSV fitter, in addition to the two existing semi-skilled fitters, to undertake three-weekly safetychecks and running repairs.
Additional checks would be undertaken by the company's own district foreman and a contract had been taken out with the Freight Transport Association for a three-monthly audit to ensure all the vehicles were being properly maintained at the company's depots.
Marsh said that he was confident that they had got to grips with a difficult situation. Having their own maintenance facilities in the Wirral would give them a firm base for expanding their services.