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TC refuses a bid to increase 0-licence
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13Y TAKING no action against the 0-licence that was held by Loarihead-based Fairfield Dairies, Joan Aitken, the Scottish Traffic
ornmissioner (TC), described t e transport consultant Maurice obb as the "cavalry" that a 'lied last summer.
However, the TC still refused the company's application to increase its 0-licence from 15 vehicles and four trailers to 20 vehicles and four trailers.
The firm, trading as Bonaly Farm Dairy, had been called before the TC at an Edinburgh public inquiry following concerns over maintenance, drivers' hours rules and tachograph matters It was given a warning about vehicle maintenance at a previous inquiry in September 2004. Evidence was given that in October 2007, one of the firm's vehicles was stopped. It was found that the driver had taken insufficient weekly rest periods and had taken no break after four-and-a-half hours' driving.
Following an investigation, it appeared that the company had loaned two vehicles and a driver to Steven Archibald, trading as Stevie's Milk Deliveries, and two of the company's vehicles were parked regularly at Glenrothes.
Examining the tacho records for the period August 2007 to November 2007 45,409km of unexplained missing mileage came to light. There were missing calibration certificates for some vehicles, as well as two yearly test certificates. Since the last public inquiry, the company's vehicles had attracted seven immediate and five delayed prohibitions, plus two variation notices, with two prohibitions being S'-marked.
Detailing the action taken to put matters right. Robb said he was contacted by director Donald Laird in July 2008 to look at the maintenance and 0-licence issues, and he subsequently produced an action plan.