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Fnigma solved or LA

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16th September 1966

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Page 86, 16th September 1966 — Fnigma solved or LA

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VEN Robert McLindsay, haulage contractor of Lydiard, Millicent, Wiltshire, peared before the Western Licensing Authority Devizes on Tuesday, Mr. J. R. C. Samuelbbon, the LA, said the hearing had solved an igma. "I confess I was extremely puzzled It a man who had been given such an excellent )ort by the vehicle examiner should be before following the detection of the long list of fects", he said.

The LA had been asked to give a direction der Section 178 of the Road Traffic Act, 60, which could have resulted in Mr. cLindsay losing his licences. But answering his licitor Mr. P. E. G. Mather, Mr. McLindsay plained that a number of defects were listed in ;pect of two vehicles detected after they had en in serious accidents which resulted in both Mg written off.

Answering an allegation that a power handake had flexed on the chassis, Mr. McLindsay d this had been reinforced and Leylands had w made a modification to that type of vehicle prevent this kind of thing happening.

The LA said in view of what he had heard aut the accidents he was satisfied with the iurances given on the future maintenance of ; vehicles and he would make no direction der Section 178. However, there had also been nvictions at Wootton Bassett in connection th drivers' records of which the authority )1( a serious view. Mr. McLindsay said the ivers had not logged rest periods which had in r...t been taken. Later an application came before 7. LA who granted transfer of the haulage ences from McLindsay to his brothers, Mr. tsil McLindsay and Mr. Dudley McLindsay, al merchants of Lydiard.

The LA received from Mr. Basil McLindsay assurance that the keeping of records would strictly observed. The transfer involved 13 hides on A licences.