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Licence cut and suspended
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VEHICLE MAINTENANCE problems have led to the licence held by Barnstaple-based David Lawson being cut from three vehicles to two by Sarah Bell, the Western Traffic Commissioner.
In addition, the TC also suspended the licence for 10 consecutive days — the suspension to be completed by 3 January 2009.
Lawson, trading as Devon Building Supplies, had been called before the TC at a Bristol disciplinary inquiry.
Lawson undertook that he and two of his staff would attend an 0-licensing seminar by 31 January to arrange, undertake and complete a full systems audit and systems monitoring and control training course with a recognised trade organisation within four weeks, and that within six months he would arrange a vehicle inspection of all vehicles and a full systems audit by a recognised trade organisation. The final unedited report to be made available to Vosa and the IC's Office upon request.
Defective tyre costs driver £398
WREXHAM LORRY driver Colin Jones was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £398, and had his driving licence endorsed with three penalty points, after admitting using a vehicle with a defective tyre. Jones pleaded guilty before Wrexham Magistrates.
Prosecuting for Vosa, Nia Lloyd said that in June, a vehicle driven by Jones was the subject of a roadside check at Ewloe on the A494.
When the vehicle was inspected by a vehicle examiner, it was found the body cords of the offside front tyrc were exposed and damaged around one third of the circumference of the tyre. In the examiner's opinion, there was a risk of the tyre blowing out or deflating.
As well as fining Jones, the magistrates also ordered him to pay £198 prosecution costs.
Five-day licence cut
THE LICENCE HELD by Mold-based Winston Rogers and Paul Porter, trading as Abbeylands Transport, has been cut from four vehicles and three trailers to two vehicles and two trailers for five days to be implemented by the end of November by Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Fiona Harrington.
The firm had been called before the DTC at a Flint public inquiry because of vehicle maintenance problems, the use of an unauthorised operating centre and problems over their tachograph records.
The firm had applied to increase the authorisation to seven vehicles and six trailers and to add two further operating centres.
The DTC granted interim authority for the operation of an extra trailer and adjourned the variation application to enable a report to be obtained from a vehicle examiner after a site visit to determine if there was sufficient capacity at the Hardings Commercials site for the extra three vehicles and three trailers.