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• Smethwick-based Mibbo Singh. Thandl has had his 10vehicle PSV licence suspended by West Midland Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh, because of his "appalling" record of prohibition notices.
Mandl blamed the loss of a contract with National Express for his situation. He began a joint operation with National Express in January 1989, and until June of that year things had gone well. He was then offered a major contract covering the whole country, and on the basis that it was a three year contract, he had committed himself to buying 11 new coaches. However, that contract was broken, he claimed. Thandi was unable to keep up some of the payments, resulting in repossession of the coaches. He began hiring vehicles and also acquired some secondhand vehicles.
Mervyn Pugh said the vehicle examiner's report showed there was no preventative maintenance system and that despite advice, no driver defect reporting system had been introduced.