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MO contractor cuts licence after drivers blamed jams
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An MoD contractor finds to his cost that congestion is no excuse for
breaking the drivers' hours rules. Mike Jewell reports.
A COMPANY that held a contract with the Ministry of Defence has agreed to cut its 0-licence in half, after an inquiry heard the firm and some of its drivers had been blaming traffic problems as a get-out clause for excessive driving.
Some of the drivers, who had conunitted drivers' hours offences for Wigan-based Warisa Distribution Services had attempted to "cock a snookat the company and the system, according to North-Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Patrick Mulvenna.
He warned that if there were any further problems these drivers would be called back before a Leeds disciplinary inquiry along with the company, and action would be taken that could affect both the drivers' vocational driving licences and the company's business. Warisa's licence has been cut from 30 vehicles and 38 trailers to 15 vehicles and 15 trailers.
Traffic examinerAidan McCabe examined 250 tachograph charts for a two-month period and found that three drivers had committed a series of offences of exceeding 41/2 hours' driving without the required break, exceeding the daily driving limit and failing to take sufficient weekly rest.
Appearing for Warisa. Andrew Woolfall said the company's managing director, all the drivers and the office staff had now received tachograph training. It intended to plead guilty before Rochdale magistrates to failing to produce two tachograph records.
MD John Myers said they had held a contract with the MoD, moving goods for the armed forces to Bosnia and Kosovo. They cut back when that contract ended and they had not tendered for its renewal, as the prices had become ridiculously low.
He was amazed when McCabe found that three drivers were committing offences as the drivers had all been instructed to run legally.