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A LONDON minibus opera has lost his appeal against refusal of psv licences for twi his vehicles, following evide of deficient maintenance.
R. A. Braidwood was app ing against the Metropol Traffic Commissioners' deciE not to grant the licences C hearing on March 31 this y saying that the defects founc a Department of Transp vehicle examiner were I serious than he claimed.
Mr Braidwood said that on the faults could have been ri fied by a quarter turn of a sci another required "a hefty lit with both arms" to be revea and that two minutes' wor remove three weeks' nice would clean the lights of on the buses.
He accepted that his main ance procedures had not t perfect, but said that he had vised a new monthly chec with the help of the vel examiner.
While Mr Braidwood said defects were not serious, Traffic Commissioners had sidered that many of them }A and pointed out that Mr a wood had accepted them al time of the hearing in March The DTp inspector who the appeal said he was convinced that there had 1 any fundamental weaknes the evidence available to Commissioners in March, recommended that Mr B wood apply for new certific of fitness for the minibuses, then seek new licences free Commissioners.