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Company rapped over hours law offences
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IN The licence held by Norman Lewis Tankers, of Helsall, near Selby, has been cut by three vehicles and trailers and renewed for only 12 months.
North Eastern Licensing Authority Frederick Whalley heard at a disciplinary inquiry in Leeds that a check on two months of the company's tachograph charts revealed drivers hours infringements, though no prosecution had been brought against the company or its drivers.
The company, which carries hazardous chemicals between the UK and Europe, applied to renew its licence for 24 vehicles and trailers. However, the LA cut the licence to 21 vehi des and trailers, saying that he was giving the company 12 months to show that it could control the problem. Norman Lewis would have to show that no further offences were being committed, if it expected to get its licence renewed at the end of that period.
Last October one company vehicle was suspended for six months after 19 drivers were convicted of drivers' hours ani tachograph offences (CM Oct( her 27-November 2 1988).
For the company, Stephen Kirkbright said there had beer an improvement from two years ago, when there were over 500 offences.
Offences would occur in Eh( best-run companies, said Kirk bright, and he could conceive of little more that the compan could do.
Whalley said that while it was clear that some effort hat been made to deal with the problems, it was not sufficient At least 56 offences had been discovered. He refused to grant a stay of his decision, pending an appeal by the company.