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.OPER maintenance facilis had to be available before 0 licence could be granted ?ven if the operator inten to hire his vehicles.
rhis was said by the York re deputy Licensing .thority, Mr N. F. Moody, :en he refused an ,applica n by Dairymark Ltd, Batley, add two vehicles to its sting licence at Leeds last ek. He commented that re was nothing on an 0 ?.nce which would ensure Lt the vehicles were hired not purchased.
vIr D. Sayer, a DoE vehicle miner, said he carried out naintenance investigation in le, examining three tides. He found it necessary impose an immediate proition on a vehicle that was lergoing repair.
('he inspection arrangements )eared to be satisfactory, in ory, but there were no un d...Tneath inspection facilities, he said. The only covered accommodation at the premises was a cheese and butter warehouse, not really a suitable place for maintaining vehicles. His opinion was that the company's shortcomings were due to a lack of proper facilities and the majority of the maintenance and repair work appeared to be carried out in the open.
Mr James Hamilton, director and secretary, said it was not proposed to buy any additional vehicles. The application had been made to enable the company to hire an extra vehicle on occasions when it had large quantities of butter and cheese to move.
Although there were problems with the facilities, maintenance was being carried out in a satisfactory manner, as was indicated by the fact that three vehicles had recently been through their MoT annual test, without fault being found. Approval had been obtained from the landlord of the premises for the construction of a proper garage and workshop on the site. Plans had been drawn up and planning permission was being awaited from the local authority.
Announcing his decision, Mr Moody said he was not satisfied that the maintenance facilities were even adequate for the existing fleet, at present.