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have had the combined number of vehicles authorised on their licences cut from seven to four, following a Colwyn Bay public inquiry. The duration of the two licences has also been cut, to expire at the end of May 1991.
The two Caernarfonbased firms appeared before North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Kenneth Birchall last week after maintenance problems.
Vehicle examiner John Brown said a maintenance investigation was carried out in December following the issue of immediate prohibitions on two vehicles which were undergoing annual test. He examined four vehicles, issuing one delayed and two immediate prohibitions. He felt that the twoto three-month period between inspections was excessive.
Glenda Williams said that she assisted her 86-year-old father to run the two firms, which were effectively run as one business. They had given up operating local services and had disposed of three vehicles as a result. In future, vehicles would be inspected every four weeks.
For the two firms, John Backhouse said it was an old established business. The Williams' had been struggling against great difficulties and he asked the Commissioner to give them a chance to wind the business down and dispose of it over the next two years.
Birchall warned that the outcome might not be so satisfactory if serious maintenance problems arose.
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