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No-show' operator loses his 0-licence
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A HAULIER WITH a history of prohibitions, including one for loose wheelnuts, has had his licence revoked after failing to appear at a Birmingham public inquiry.
The three-vehicle licence held by Clun, Shropshire-based Aubrey Hudson, trading as Hudson's Transport, was revoked by the West Midlands Deputy Traffic Commissioner, Miles Dorrington. The DTC said an offer to surrender the licence had not been accepted.
Vehicle examiner Dyf rig Williams revealed that he had carried out a maintenance investigation in January at eight days' notice after the issue of an 'S'-marked prohibition for loose wheelnuts.
Two vehicles were in use on the collection and delivery of bulk animal feeds. One vehicle seen was given an immediate prohibition for a defective parking brake valve lever. Also, there was no forward planner or written driver defect reporting system, but there was a pattern of regular inspections.
Since April 2004, one delayed and five immediate prohibitions had been imposed on the firm's vehicles. Most of the defects on the prohibitions should have been spotted during driver checks. The fail rate at annual test was 66% — double the national average.
Williams told the DTC there were no under-vehicle inspections or undercover facilities.
The DTC said that road safety had been compromised on a number of occasions, which should have been obvious to any lawabiding operator who was properly checking his vehicles.
He held that Hudson had lost his repute both as transport manager and operator, having failed to have effective control.