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Final warning for haulage company
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A "FINAL" warning has been given to a transport firm in the North East.
It came from Mr B. J. Foster, Newcastle upon Tyne Licensing Authority.
He issued his warning at a hearing last week when J. H. Ainslie and Company Ltd, of Roker, Sunderland, applied for a renewal of licence.
The LA said the company had two skips and a tipper specified and in August last year, all received prohibition. In April this year, after a vehicle sent for test was found to be defective another inspection was ordered and two vehicles were examined, one receiving an immediate and one a delayed prohibition. He received a report that the Hamish Taylor who until now has been deputy director of policy planning with Strathclyde Regional Council.
He began his professional career with Scott, Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners, highways consultants, in 1963, and from 1965-67, was with the Greater Glasgow Transportation Study.
Mr. Taylor then joined Glasgow Corporation Planning Department as assistant vehicles were being neglected, there were dangerous defects and the company Was not fit to hold a licence.
Mr J. N. Harper, for the company, said the vehicles were used on rough sites and the skips were especially prone to damage. He stated that since June 1975 more than £4,000 had been spent on maintenance and repairs.
The hearing heard that the business was run by Farmer and Son. In their defence the company said the trouble had arisen because the commercial garage used had not proved satisfactory.
The LA said the company had a bad record and there would be a further inspection before renewal.
chief planning officer in charge of the Transportation Study and in 1973 he was appointed principal planning and development officer of the newly created Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive. Two years later he was appointed deputy director of policy planning in Strathclyde, Former director general of the Confederation of British Industries, Sir Campbell Issuing a "final" warning, the LA said the old licence would be lost if vehicle maintenance did not improve. The licence was curtailed to expire in August 1977 instead of August 1980.