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Faults must be reported

21st January 1972
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• Drivers could help a great deal if they reported faults to their companies, it was suggested by a vehicle examiner at an inquiry held in Devizes last week. Modeluxe Liner Services Ltd, Trowbridge, Wiltshire appeared before Mr J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, Western LA, who was to consider giving a direction under Section 69 following the issue of GV9s in respect of some of the company's vehicles.

Mr L. J. Tincknell, vehicle examiner, said one GV9 concerned excessive smoke and in his opinion this revealed an omission on the part of the driver who should have reported the fault.

For the company, Mr J. R. Main said a number of prohibitions were involved. Only two were immediate, the rest were delayed. "What is at issue, is the whole of the maintenance of this company", he told the LA.

Since the events concerned, said Mr Main, the whole system of inspection and maintenance had been tightened up and was now on a high level of efficiency.

Mr R. H. Biggs Modeluxe transport, manager, told the court that certain GV9s related to vehicles which, though at Trowbridge at the time, were based at the Cambridge depot. He agreed with Mr Main that most of the difficulties had stemmed from the fact that some of the vehicles were not being inspected within the time period set. This time lapse had now been fully overcome.

Stating that he accepted the evidence given by Mr Biggs, Mr Samuel-Gibbon said "There must be more than good intent. Always in these cases I have to consider the past, present and the future." He could not accept Mr Main's plea that no penalty be imposed and he pointed out that the inspection and maintenance system had not been right. Mr Samuel-Gibbon said that one of the smaller vehicles must be taken off the road for the rest of the licence period — about 11 months.


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