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Change of base led to curtailment

29th January 1971
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• A short while after being granted an 0 licence for nine vehicles and eight trailers a Yorkshire haulage firm was compelled to leave its operating base at Mosborough which had all the facilities and equipment for the maintenance of vehicles and move to a new base where vehicles could not properly be maintained. Later this was reported to the LA by a dismissed employee and a fleet inspection followed in which three vehicles were issued with delayed GV9s.

This was the story related by Mr J. Neilson, representing Shepherds Haulage, at a public inquiry under Section 69 of the Transport Act 1968 in Sheffield last week, when the deputy Yorkshire LA Mr M. Gosnay, curtailed the company's licence by removing the margin of three vehicles.

Mr Neilson also told the deputy LA that in the original application Mr J. Shepherd, proprietor of the firm, had failed to disclose a previous conviction relating to a worn tyre.

Giving evidence Mr B. Andrew, a vehicle examiner, said that on June 22 1970, he visited the new premises in Sheffield to carry out a fleet inspection, but as there were no adequate inspection facilities the vehicles had to be examined at a Sheffield testing centre over a four-week period. Of the six vehicles and two trailers inspected three vehicles were issued with delayed GV9s.

The company employed one semi-skilled and one skilled mechanic and there were adequate tools available, and in addition the drivers helped to maintain the vehicles, each vehicle receiving a monthly maintenance examination. However, the condition of the vehicles was not consistent with regular preventive maintenance examinations.

Mr J. Shepherd, proprietor told Mr Gosnay that since the examiner's visit a consultant had been called in and had introduced a new maintenance system.

On reaching his decision, Mr Gosnay said that as the company was at present maintaining the maximum number of vehicles possible for a staff of the size employed he would remove the three vehicles yet to be acquired.

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