Heavy Fines For 'Shocking' Maintenance F INING a haulage firm a
27th November 1964, Page 26
27th November 1964
Page 26
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— Heavy Fines For 'Shocking' Maintenance F
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total of £489 I for 27 offences arising from the condition of nine of its fleet of 25 lorries, Mr. S. J. Hardy, presiding at Loughborough Court, said on Wednesday: "it is the most shocking record we have listened to in this court as regards the disgraceful condition of vehicles on the road."
R, E. Mason Transport Ltd., of KiIsby, Northants, pleaded guilty in all cases. Most of them involved inefficient brakes, steering and speedometers. The lorries had been stopped in Loughborough.
Mr. T. Walters, defending, said ..,that the company had a special staff of fitters to repair their vehicles but relied on drivers to report faults.