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IC revokes 0-licence after
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saying records were false
A Manchester haulier lost his 0 licence after North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell doubted the authenticity of inspection records, tachograph charts and driver defect reports produced during a twoday public inquiry
Darren Goldstraw, trading as DOG Transport, had been granted a licence for two vehicles and two trailers in October 1999 based at Iham. Since then seven immediate and five delayed prohibitions had been imposed on his vehicles and trailers. Evidence was given by the Vehicle Inspectorate that in the spring of 2001 Goldstraw was using a lay-by to park, maintain and repair his vehicles and trailers. Towards the end of July the police informed the VI that Goldstraw had obtained premises in Trafford Park, and in September Goldstraw applied to use the Trafford Park site as his operating centre.
Traffic examiner Gerald Lewis said he visited the site in September and spoke to the nominated transport manager, Goldstraw's father John. A number of tachograph charts were missing and no copies of driving licences were available to support the names on the charts.
There were another three vehicles at the premises; John Goldstraw claimed that he owned and operated those vehicles, which worked at Liverpool Docks and did not therefore require an 0-licence. However, enquiries revealed that all three vehicles were registered to Darren Goldstraw.
Goldstraw said that his main work was hauling scrap metal and his father worked on the docks transferring the metal. He had been unable to produce tachograph records because his vehicles had been broken into and the thieves had thrown the charts out of the cabs.
He said he had used the layby because of the level of vandalism and theft at Ham.
After examining the documents produced, the TO said she could not be satisfied about their authenticity.
The mileage shown on the Preventive Maintenance Ins pection sheets did not correspond with the mileage on the tachograph charts for the same dates. The PMI sheets also showed inconsistencies over the distance travelled.
As far as the driver defect reports were concerned, it was clear that dates and mileages had been altered.
Revoking the licence, and giving notice that she was considering disqualifying Darren Goldstraw, the IC concluded that John Goldstraw had lost his repute as a transport manager.