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• Penrith haulier Leonard Wilson has had the authorisation on his licence for five vehicles and six trailers, cut to two vehicles and three trailers in possession, and the duration of the licence has been reduced so that it expires next May instead of in November 1988.
Wilson, who trades as L H Wilson Transport, appeared at disciplinary proceedings before acting north western licensing authority Keith Waterworth.
Senior vehicle examiner Jack Cant gave evidence of the imposition of six immediate and three delayed prohibitions, three of which were later varied, listing a total of 41 defects since 1982. There appeared to be no planned maintenance arrangements and all repairs and inspections were carried out by local garages.
There might be a problem of finance, said Cant. One garage had stated it no longer carried out work for Wilson because of difficulty in obtaining money, and another did work for him only on a cash basis. Three test appointments had been cancelled because a cheque had not been honoured.
Wilson said that he had been in dispute with the two garages concerned about work with which he was not satisfied in one case, and which had not been done in the other. He now had an account with John Tompson for the repair of his vehicles, apart from a new Volvo on lease from Volvo Trucks at Carlisle, which carried out the work on that vehicle.
Waterworth said there had been a series of hours and re cords convictions at Penrith. Professional officers of the Department of Transport had been trying to give Wilson advice since 1982 and he had ignored it. He had to listen to what was said to him or his future as a haulier was nil, Waterworth said.
After considering documentary evidence Waterworth said he was satisfied that Wilson did have the appropriate financial standing at the moment and he had six or seven months to get his operation on the right lines. If things had not improved in May, it was unlikely that his licence would be renewed.