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Practical dilemma of the owner-driver

19th October 1973
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• "Another case of the practical dilemma of the owner-driver" was how the deputy Yorkshire LA described the problem facing Bridlington haulier Mr Bert Lawrence which resulted in his being called to public inquiry under Section 69.

The deputy Yorkshire LA, Mr N. F. Moody, heard that Mr Lawrence, who had been granted an 0 licence for one vehicle last August, had made arrangements with a Bridlington garage to maintain and inspect his vehicle and had paid this garage £177 to prepare his vehicle for its annual test. However, on presenting his vehicle at the Beverley testing centre, Yorkshire, on August 4 this year, several defects were discovered — including three serious braking defects — and an immediate prohibition notice was issued.

Vehicle rectified

Mr Lawrence then took his tipper back to the garage and after keeping the vehicle 10 days and charging him £133 the garage told him that all the defects, including the brakes, had been examined and rectified. But when Mr Lawrence returned to the testing centre further braking defects were discovered and it was not until two days later, and then accompanied by one of the garage's mechanics, that the prohibition notice was lifted and the vehicle passed.

In his evidence, Mr Lawrence told the deputy LA that between June and August this year he had spent a total of £640 on vehicle maintenance and that he had now entered into a maintenance contract with a reputable garage.

After hearing the evidence, Mr Moody dismissed the case with a warning.

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