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'adequate Maintenance Penalty

3rd June 1966, Page 43
3rd June 1966
Page 43
Page 43, 3rd June 1966 — 'adequate Maintenance Penalty
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USPENSION of one vehicle for a threemonth period was imposed on Totten I Co. Ltd., Glasgow, by Mr. A. B. Birnie, ittish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow on ,sday. In June last, when the firm applied an additional vehicle this was granted a warning was given that maintenance st be improved. Between June 1965 and )ruary 1966, examination by the LA's IT resulted in the issuing of twelve GV9 ms, of which nine were delayed and three nediate prohibitions.

The seriousness of these GV9s was quested by the firm through director Andrew w, who said that he was a trained mechanas well as a director of the firm. There 3 always general wear on any vehicle, this need not be dangerous to the public; re must always be slight inherent defects iehicles in use.

Their first purpose was always to ensure t vehicles which were in use were not a iger to the public. While not claiming t preventive maintenance was perfect he ild not agree that the defects cited were igerous.

lie thought there was a difference of rpretation as to what was permissable. vertheless, they were attempting to impve preventive maintenance standards and pointed to the very high category of the n in its insurance rating, arising from ident-free operation.

There was another factor affecting hauliers that qualified mechanical staff was remely difficult to find because of the her level of wages paid by other industries, ich attracted qualified men away, said Mr.

Mr. Bimie said that he gave the operathe benefit of a warning last June. While some attention appeared to have been given to the standards applying, it seemed that not enough attention had been paid. He found it difficult to accept that the examiners could be wrong on every occasion and held that there had been evidence of slackness.

It would be weakness to allow the operator to go completely free and he would accordingly take off one vehicle for three months, the operator to select that which seemed most suited to this suspension, in terms of roadworthiness.

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Organisations: Licensing Authority
People: A. B. Birnie, Bimie
Locations: Glasgow

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