Things went wrong during company expansion
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AN OPERATOR should not be held to have failed to heed disciplinary action when convictions occurring after a public inquiry were the result of offences before then.
This plea was accepted by the Yorkshire deputy Licensing Authority, Mr N. F. Moody, at Sheffield last week, when Earthstrip Ltd of Doncaster, appeared before him for the second time this year.
Earthstrip, a company engaged in quarrying, civil engineering, plant sales and brick manufacture, held an 0 licence authori7ing 33 vehicles and six trailers.
In March, after considering a number of vehicle prohibitions and three convictions, the deputy LA suspended three of the vehicles for one month. It is said in mitigation that things had gone wrong during a period of rapid expansion but prompt action had been taken to put matters right. Since the March inquiry there had been convictions, for overloading, in May and July.
Mr A. (I regory, for Earthstrip, said that although the convictions were since the March inquiry the offences occurred in January and on March 13. The company had a clean record since then.
The deputy LA pointed out that the last offences occurred only the day before the previous inquiry and Mr Gregory replied that, at the time, the company had no knowledge there was likely to be a prosecution.
Mr Moody said that in the circumstances he did not propose to make any direction against the licence. The company was aware of its obligations and had taken steps to prevent repetition.