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A raps GLC over general slackness'
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GREATER London Council had its operator's licence xed last week — but for only two and a half years, and only a public hearing in front of the Licensing Authority.
e Metropolitan Area nsing Authority, A. S. !rtson, decided to renew licence for this shorter ,d after hearing the GLC's ; to tighten up its transmanagement, particularly .eventive maintenance.
e 0-licence renewal ication was for 321 ;les and 104 trailers, based 7 depots throughout the area.
evidence, the Metroan area senior vehicle liner Reginald Bicknell he decided to make inions at 10 of these depots, h involved examining 77 ;les.
these, five received xliate GV 9s, nine got deJ GV 9s and 23 defect !es were issued. Vehicle liner Jim Taylor said he GLC director of supplies Kenneth Fox, outlined the Council's plans for improving its transport management. Road Transport Industrial Training Board courses and the GLC's own training to CPC standard were to be used, and preventive maintenance and record keeping would figure prominently.
Mr Fox said the GLC included E2m a year for vehicle replacement in its budget, the total GLC fleet of 2,400 vehicles, including vans and cars, being valued at £16.2m.
The vehicle examiners were shown examples of the maintenance records and documentation, and commented that if trained technicians filled them in correctly, they were satisfactory. The Licensing Authority felt that the 69 skilled fitters employed by the GLC were not adequate, but was told that the council was trying to recruit additional fitters and more work would be contracted out to commercial garages.
Concluding, the LA said he believed the GLC was making real efforts to improve its transport professionalism, particularly its maintenance.
But he wanted to "take stock of progress made". He agreed to renew the licence, but to run for only two and a half years after the previous one expired in November last year.
Mr Robertson added that he would be "bitterly disappointed" if the GLC had to come before him again in order to support its next licence renewal.
cl a "general slackness" irds preventive maintee and record keeping.
ting for the GLC, Joseph er did not dispute this, said the Council was dy working on the pro when the vehicle liner made his inspections November. He said the ng — which was not dislary — "imparted a deof urgency to the solu