Good on effort poor on detail
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• An unsatisfac tory maintenance record and a failure to report convictions has led to the authorisation on the licence held by Morley, Leedsbased Cramscene being reduced by two vehicles. North Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner H Anthony Richardson has also ruled that the licence should terminate at the beginning of July 1994.
The company held a licence for eight vehicles and 13 trailers expiring in February 1992.
DOT vehicle examiner John Saker said vehicles and trailers were satisfactory when examined in June, but there were gaps in the inspection records; the garage was cluttered and a hoist was not working Four immediate and two delayed prohibitions had been issued since a public inquiry in November 1991.
Commenting that there had also been convictions, Richardson said some offences meant vehicles had been used in a dangerous or defective condition. There were also convictions for over-width loads.
Managing director Charles Hague said the company carries steel which means trailers of various types are needed— they were sometimes used only once a month but every day at other times. Conceding there were gaps in the inspection records after June 1992, Hague said he was certain that they had not been correctly filed.
Of three vehicles said not to have been taxed, two were acquired and never used. The third vehicle was not used on the road while untaxed. For Cramscene, Stephen Kirkbright said there had been a period of problems after the company's fitter left. The current fitter now had things in hand: the garage had been cleared out and the hoist was fixed. The company had made a genuine effort but had slipped up on the detail.