Not a penalty, says LA
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A COMPANY which had an immediate prohibition for brake defects placed on two vehicles sent in for annual tests escaped with a warning when it appeared at disciplinary proceedings held by the Western Licensing Authority, Maj-Gen Sir John Potter in Bristol last week.
The LA was told that S. J. Honeyfield Ltd of Bristol held a licence specifying 13 vehicles with two to be acquired and was mainly concerned with contract work for Rolls-Royce. Six prohibitions, including two immedi ate prohibitions, had been placed on the company's vehicles in the last four years.
Geoffrey Jones for the company said it was unable to recall the circumstances of a prohibition imposed on a vehicle in 1978. However, it admitted that it had slipped up in relation to the two vehicles given prohibitions during their annual test. Both vehicles had failed for brake defects, despite the fact that the brakes had been relined in both instances.
William Honeyfield, a director, said that as a result of those incidents serious consideration was being given to sending the vehicles into a commercial garage which had a rolling road brake testing machine.
Mr Jones argued that the company had a long and good record before its errors with these two vehicles.
Warning the company that it must improve, Sir John said he did not feel that it was necessary to impose any penalty on this occasion.