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Director banned after poor safety record
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A Barnsley-based haulier with a track record of maintenance problems has had its two-vehicle licence revoked and its sole director disqualified from holding or obtaining an Operators' Licence indefinitely.
Samurai Transport, run by Julie Youd, appeared before North Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe following a series of maintenance and licensing problems. In March 1999 the company's licence had been cut from six vehicles to four because of its unsatisfactory maintenance record. In December 1999 it appeared at another pubt inquiry when the licence was cut to two vehicles.
Vehicle examiner Norman White said three immediate prohibihons and a variation notice had been issued since the last public inquiry. One of the prohibited vehicles had missed its last safety inspection because the engine had been removed and it had not been checked before being allowed back on the road. Safety inspections were pre-planned and there was a driver defect recording system in place. However, there was no quality control and that had resulted in further prohibitions.
Traffic examiner Anne Devlin said that when one of the prohibited vehicles was stopped in March the driver had in his possession 23 tachograph record sheets which should by then have been returned to the company. The tachograph had missed its January 2001 calibration deadline and was defective.
The tachograph records showed that the vehicle had been used during September 2000: DVLA records showed its tax had expired at the end of August and had not been renewed until October. On the application for renewal the date of expiry of the last licence was shown as 30 September 2000, which was incorrect. The company was subsequently prosecuted and fined 21,400.
Youd said she had been unwell for the best part of two years and had been unable to fully discharge her obligations as a director and transport manager. Her husband, Stephen Jackson, who was not a CPC holder, had been overseeing the operation.
Jackson said attempts were being made to improve the position by, among other things, replacing the oldest vehicle. He added that he hoped to find a new, more effective transport manager.
Making the revocation and disqualification orders, the Deputy IC said that when Youd allowed herself to become the sole director and transport manager she took on a heavy burden of responsibility. As things turned out the was not up to it.
He was satisfied that Jackson was the driving force behind the company. Allowing the situation to deteriorate as it did showed a serious dereliction of duty—he concluded that both Youd and the company had lost their good repute.