One vehicle had 15 defects
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• Because the three vehicles, owned b: Blackburn, Lancs, scrap metal merch covered such a low yearly mileage, he did feel that regular preventive maintena inspections were needed, the North West LA, Mr C. R. Hodgson, was told in Liverp last week, when Mr J. O'Hare was cal under Section 69.
Mr J. Bober, a vehicle examiner, s that last October he examined all th vehicles operated by Mr O'Hare and issi each with a prohibition notice. On one veh he discovered 15 defects. What maintena records were available were incomplete many had not even been dated. Mr Bo felt that maintenance had been carried only on an ad hoc basis: Mr O'Hare told the LA that since examiner's visit he had contracted a it garage to carry out regular maintena inspections, do necessary repairs and k proper maintenance records.
After hearing that Mr O'Hare intendel replace the vehicle which had had 15 deft Mr Hodgson ordered that this vehicle shc be suspended for one month.