Three months to 'clear situation'
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While inspecting a goods vehicle which tad been parked outside a Manchester public louse, a DoE vehicle examiner was assaulted yy its driver who "had been drinking".
This was part of the evidence heard by the sTorth Western deputy LA, Mr P. G. Hayward, in Manchester last week, when he considered the 0 licence under Section 69, authorizing five vehicles and one trailer, held by C. Barnes, trading as C. Barnes (Wastepaper) of Manchester.
The court had been told that inquiries into the maintenance facilities and arrangements employed by Mr Barnes had been started in September last year. Two vehicle examiners, Mr C. Harrison and Mr F. Lawley, the latter being the examiner involved in the incident outside the public house, had been engaged in the inquiry and found that maintenance arrangements and facilities were not satisfactory and the proper maintenance records had not been kept. It was also stated that after inspection of certain vehicles prohibition notices were issued.
In his evidence, Mr Barnes had told the deputy LA that for some time he had employed a part-time mechanic to carry out vehicle maintenance and inspections but he proved unsatisfactory. Mr Barnes had gone on to say that on the day the examiner had been assaulted, two of his drivers "had not turned up for work and gone drinking instead".
Mr Hayward adjourned the case for three months in order that maintenance records, a letter from the garage which was now carrying out maintenance work and a letter from Mr Barne's bank could be produced to clear up the situation.