Once bitten, twice shy
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A WORCESTERSHIRE haulier's licence was renewed for only one year by West Midlands Licensing Authority Arthur Crabtree at Birmingham last week because his previous operation was described as unsatisfactory.
Eric Farley of Upton-on-Severn was seeking renewal of his two vehicle standard national licence. But Mr Crabtree said there had been adverse technical reports in 1976, 1977 and 1979, and in 1979 he had curtailed the then four-vehicle licence by two vehicles, Mr Farley had appealed against that decision to a transport tribune/ but the appeal was dismissed.
A transport examiner had reported the vehicles were kept at a car park in Upton-on-Severn, and a vehicle examiner reported that Mr Farley had failed to keep an appointment to have his vehicles inspected.
Mr Farley replied that the vehicle in question was no longer in his possession and the 0-licence disc had been stolen. He claimed the LA had originally granted him a licence for four vehicles to operate from the car park at Upton. Twelve months later the LA had removed two of his vehicles and was now trying to take the other two, said Mr Farley.
Mr Crabtree said the licence had been curtailed in 1979 because of unsatisfactory maintenance, and Mr Farley's appeal against that had been rejected. The latter then said he had now acquired premises on a trading estate in Worcester and was installing an inspection pit and proposed to employ a fitter.
Granting a licence for 12 months only, subject to satisfactory reports on the vehicle and the new premises, Mr Crabtree said he hoped that Mr Farley's future operations would be satisfactory.