CASE THREE
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Licence curtailed for missing inspections
A DEPUTY TRAFFIC commissioner (TC) has temporarily curtailed the O-licence of Hill Top Transport for not submitting its trucks on time for routine safety inspections.
At a public inquiry (PI) in Birmingham, the deputy TC for the West Midlands, Miles Dorrington, cut the authorisation of the West Bromwich-based haulier from 25 to 20 vehicles for a period of seven consecutive days to take effect before 19 August.
A Vosa vehicle examiner told the PI that safety inspections had been extended beyond 10 weeks, instead of the six-week period specified under the terms of the licence.
The operator had also failed to ensure roller brake tests were conducted every six weeks. This commitment had been given by the operator as an undertaking following a PI in April 2009.
Dorrington made a further order that the five vehicles removed from the licence will not be allowed to operate by any other haulier for commercial business, during the period of curtailment. Dorrington also imposed four licence undertakings, including that its transport manager be replaced and that director Bachitter Singh attend an O-licence awareness course.
Stick to timetables
The case demonstrates the importance of hauliers sticking to the correct timetable for safety inspections.