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'Sloppy paperwork' leads to formal warning
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A RECYCLING firm which admitted it had been "sloppy over paperwork" has escaped with a formal warning from the Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner for poor maintenance records.
Portsmouth-based Flywork, part of the Allied National Group, had been called before the DTC at a Bristol disciplinary inquiry. The company holds a licence for five vehicles and eight trailers. It specialises in recycling broken pallets. Vehicle examiner Roger Britton said following a maintenance investigation in June 2004 the company gave assurances it would address problems with the records.One vehicle subsequently received prohibitions for a fuel leak and a loose wheel nut. During an unannounced maintenance investigation in April problems were again found with the records.
Transport manager Lee Burling said vehicles were inspected at correct intervals but paperwork was not up to scratch, with maintenance contractors only returning the maintenance sheets with invoices. A driver defect reporting system put in place in 2004 had not worked very well. It was now carefully monitored with spot checks two or three times a week. The driver of the vehicle given the immediate prohibition had overfilled it with fuel and should have noticed the loose wheel nut. He was found to be over the drink/drive limit by police and was instantly dismissed.
Director Martin Ashford said they recognised they had been sloppy over paperwork.That had been tightened up and a consultant had been employed.
For the company, Robert Locke pointed out that the prohibitions were down to a "rogue driver".