IDS told to put in for more MoTs West Midland Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh.
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The partners were at a Birmingham public inquiry seeking the renewal of their international licence with an increase in authorisation from eight vehicles and six trailers to 10 vehicles and six trailers.
Simms said they had changed their maintenance arrangements since the issue of a prohibition notice last March. The maintenance of four vehicles was contracted out to a Mercedes dealer, another four were looked after by their original maintenance contractor, and the trailers went to a self-employed fitter.
Trailer brakes were inspected every two weeks. Last July their older vehicles and trailers were inspected. No defects were found on the vehicles but a hairline crack was found on a trailer.
For the firm, Jim Duckworth said that the trailer issued with a prohibition for a brake defect in March last year had been allowed to travel 10 miles afterwards.
Warning the firm, but renewing the licence with the increased authorisation, Mervyn Pugh said new MoT tests were needed. An MoT certificate only spoke for the day it was issued and not the day after.