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WHEN a Rhondda operator who had seven vehicles (four on interim) carrying furniture for a well known manufacturer appeared before the South Wales Licensing Authority at Cardiff to renew his licence and add a further two, he left the court with only his licence for his original three vehicles.
Neville Padfield, a director of Nevline Transport of Trealaw, had been called before a public inquiry for the renewal of his licence.
J. L. Brain, for the company, said that Nevline Transport held a licence for three vehicles and was granted an interim licence for a further four in April. The company wanted to add a further two vehicles to the licence as they were continually asked to supply additional transport for the Christie Tyler Group.
He told the LA that the company had been prosecuted in 1974 for the unauthorised use of a vehicle. The company was also being prosecuted for using an unauthorised vehicle and a driver without the correct licence.
Mr Padfield admitted that the four vehicles on interim licence had all been used before the licence was granted. He said he had been asked to supply vehicles quickly and did not like to refuse.
Revoking the interim licence granted in April and reserving his decision on variation pending the outcome in another court, the LA said, "My impression is that road transport licences mean little to Mr Padfield. If he wishes to put a vehicle on the road he does so. I reserve my decision until the matter in another court is dealt with and I also revoke the interim licence granted in April." THE LIGHTEST gc vehicles have a better re. than heavier lorries as fi fatal accidents are conce — but get involved in r accidents involving injur Transport Under Sem John Horam, who gave a breakdown of accidents according to t of vehicles, said that goods vehicles not ove tons unladen weight been involved in accidents per 100m ye kilometres.
This was the second lo for any class of vehicle and taxis were .1 less) compared with 4.9 for g vehicles over 11/2 tons.
The figures for accic involving injury were: g vehicles not over 11/2 tor serious and 88 slight, for other goods vehicles had been 26 and 59.
For buses and coache figures were 10.3 (fata (serious) and 355 (slight