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A West Yorkshire tipper operator who was said to have

16th March 2000, Page 19
16th March 2000
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made an unfortunate start since being granted a licence last February has had his authorisation cut from five vehicles and two trailers to three vehicles. Neil Baldwin, trading as NDB Motors, of Huddersfield, had been called before North

Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe at a Leeds disciplinary inquiry.

Vehicle examiner Anthony Fielding said that in November he had examined two vehicles, imposing immediate prohibitions on both of them for brake defects and a loose propeller shaft.

The records showed that the undertaking to have the vehicles inspected every four weeks was not being followed, and there was no forward-planning or driver defect reporting system. There was a maintenance contract with Baldwin's father, but Fielding considered that the premises were unsuitable due to a lack of a pit or a covered working area.

In reply to Paul Carless, for Baldwin, Fielding agreed that the vehicles were eight-wheeled tippers on site work and had a hard life.

Baldwin said that, at stage, he had been oper three tippers and a box That was unsuccessful ai had found it difficult to run t vehicles from the cab of fourth, so he had cut the fle two vehicles.

Fielding undertook to the vehicles regularly inspe under cover; to introduce drivers' defect report sys to have the vehicles' br roller tested every four mot to keep £6,000 in a maintent account; and to operate two vehicles at any one time Cutting the licence, Deputy IC said Baldwin failed to deliver a high sten( of maintenance or to opera basic maintenance sysi However, he had been g undertakings which allowed to draw back from revoca and to take a merciful view.


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