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Traveller 'put large firms to shame'
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A SEMI-LITERATE traveller won his bid for an 0-licence after satisfying North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell that he intended to operate properly.
She said he put many big companies to shame.
Wigan-based Vivian Jones was seeking a new onevehicle restricted licence; he was currently operating under interim authority.
Questioned by the TC. Jones said he operated a 7.5-tonner. He was a part-time gardener and was involved with scrap metal; the police had told him he needed an 0-licence.
He was not good at reading and writing but his wife could read and filled in the forms. She also filled in the defect reports when he did his daily checks. After Jones had agreed that he dealt only in cash the TC advised him that he still needed to keep proper records.
Vehicle examiner Paul Harrison said a maintenance investigation inJuly was unsatisfactory as there was no forward planning system in use. He issued the vehicle with a defect notice for three advisory items.
Though Harrison was satisfied with the inspection records produced, he said some of the defects noted should have been picked up by driver checks. Jones said inspections were now planned ahead in a diary and on a wall calendar. He added that the diary was also used to record defects he found on his daily checks.
The TC commented that if the system worked operators did not need fancy documents.