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• Mr J. A. T. Hanlon, the Northen LA, emphasized at a public inquiry it Cockermouth. Cumberland, last week, tha any vehicle affected by an operator's licenc must be kept in perfect working order eve' if it was only used for site work and no taken onto public roads.
He said that the operator's licenc qualified a vehicle to be used on the roac His comments were made during a hearin under Section 69 concerning W. Thoma and Co (Transport) Ltd, haulag contractors, of Mossbay Road, Working ton.
A traffic examiner, Mr John Cant, sai that in December 1971 when he carried ou an inspection the firm had four vehicles o an operator's licence. It was found thE there were some defects in maintenance an that maintenance records were nc adequate.
An immediate prohibition was placed o one vehicle and a delayed prohibition o another.
Mr Frank Thomas, the managin director, admitted at the inquiry that th two other vehicles which he used for sit work would not be suitable to go on th road.