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Partnership trio lose one licence and see trucks cut
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A TRIO WHO "bit off more than they could chew" when they acquired a haulage firm from a friend have been allowed to continue, but with a reduced licence authorisation and with one of two licences revoked.
Blackburn-based M&R (Ewood), trading as Kings Transport, held a licence for five vehicles with four in possession; and M&R Services held a licence for four vehicles with one in possession.They were called before North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe at a St Helens disciplinary inquiry.
Vehicle examiner Neil Mitchell said directors of M&R (Ewood) — Henry, Stella and Edward Riding — were also partners in M&R Services. He had examined three vehicles following the issue of a prohibition for a serious maintenance failure and issued one delayed prohibition and three defect notices.
The firm's records were not always satisfactorily completed and it was clear that the maintenance system was not to the required standard, he added.
Stella Riding said that Kings Transport had been bought from William Stanley King who was a close friend. The accounts showed that £38,000 had been spent on vehicle maintenance and upkeep, leading them to believe the vehicles were reasonably maintained. However, she claimed that they had to replace three of the vehicles at huge cost.
All the advice given by the vehicle examiner and a firm of transport consultants brought in after his visit had been taken on board. They planned to amalgamate the two licences.
Edward Riding said they had taken something on without doing their homework; he accepted that initially they had probably bitten off more than they could chew.
Revoking the partnership lic,ence.the DTC said he was reducing the number of vehicles that could be operated to five to check that the other vehicles could be properly maintained.