Fatality involving illegal drawbar costs 0-licence
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3 A Derbyshire haulage company has lost its licence following a fatal accident last January involving one of its drawbars. North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell heard that the drawbar was not specified on Egginton-based Kabin King's twovehicle Operator's Licence.
Vehicle examiner Alan Binch said a check of the trailer after the accident had led to a prohibition notice being issued; when it was produced for clearance of the prohibition, a variation notice was issued. For the company, Jane said the accident was St investigation, but she adm trailer belonged to the coal was not specified on its 0 Binch reported that two vehicles checked d February investigation lox satisfactory condition, the tion records were unsati and there were no trailer in schedules.
The vehicle involved in dent had also been issue' prohibition in October 19 again a variation notice 11 issued when it was p for clearance.
Director and transpi ager Sukhdev Singh At he had mistakenly thoL because the trailer tonnes gross it need specified on the 0-licet trailer had been off t since the accident, he and the load had been He accepted that boards and beacons been displayed, althougl ver had them with him in Atwal told the IC that VI( were instructed to use ti
Bell rejected the exp for the unauthorised it trailer and considered i tenance had been on ar basis. She felt that thi insufficient control over vers and did not feel th had fulfilled his ob under the licensingsystE