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'Dangerous' Co-op Vehicles Suspended
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Ar a Section 178 inquiry at Durham last week Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, the Northern Licensing Authority, passed some severe strictures on the maintenance of some of the vehicles of North West Co-operative Dairies, of Anfield Plain. Many, he said, were "positively dangerous". Vehicles were sent out on rounds "in a most terrible condition".
Although the North West Co-op directors were not personally negligent, knowing nothing of what had been happening, it was a story of folly, and he had seriously considered revoking the licence altogether, said Mr. Hanlon.
Mr. Hanlon suspended two vehicles for two months, the Society being allowed to nominate the vehicles.
At the same hearing, the B licence of Mr. R. K. Elliott, of Peterlee, was revoked in his absence. Mr. Hanlon said that three out of five vehicles were served with prohibition notices following an inspection in January.
Mr. Elliott had been told that the condition of his vehicles was such as to involve danger to the public and that there had been wilful negligence within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act. There was also a list of convictions, including vehicle defects, and licensing and driving offences.
Commenting on the absence of Mr. Elliott, Mr. Hanlon said: "He has acted from time to time in complete defiance of the law". The licence was revoked with effect from March 1.