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10 Coal Leading Scheme Limited had gone about dismissing me 1 f their drivers after he had seriously damaged a vehicle e by driving it whilst defective was by no means satisfacory, the company had been perfectly justified in the action they ook
s was held by a Sheffield strial Tribunal when it ssed a claim for compen n for unfair dismissal the driver concerned R. End lism '5ati !ro Scot tribunal was told that 3n bruary 5 Mr Scott had Inv n his vehicle to Hemsivor h from Brampton with the nine knocking badly. Havi g delivered his coal he retu ed to Brampton with the engi e still knocking and losin power.
Wi en inspected it was foutl• that the engine was usele s and had been rendered so b being driven in the conclitio that it was. Replacement was required and it was esti ted that this would cost in th region of £400. Mr Scott left the vehicle in the garage and reported the matter to Martin Hurst, the part-time secretary, three hours later instead of immediately. Mr Hurst also said that in driving the vehicle into the garage Mr Scott collided with another vehicle and damaged it.
In its decision the tribunal said it was satisfied that with Mr Scott's previous experience as a long distance driver that he knew that the proper course to adopt when he found the engine knocking was to stop the vehicle on the outward journey or at the latest at Hemsworth.
Arrangements could then have been made to have the lorry towed in. Instead he chose to drive the vehicle back causing irrepairable damage to the engine.
Despite a claim from Mr Scott that he had left the vehicle outside the garage the tribunal accepted Mr Hurst's evidence that he had driven it into the garage and damaged the other vehicle.
The tribunal said that although two verbal warnings had previously been given, Mr Scott's case should have been heard before the decision was taken to dismiss him and not merely by way of appeal. However, it did not think the result would have been any different. Mr Scott clearly merited dismissal unfair.
A CAMPAIGN to attract more meat traffic to its routes has been launched by Brittany Ferries. A new meat inspection station has been opened at Plymouth's ferry port.
"We have estimated that a haulier with a 15-metre unit can save up to 00 by using our route to Roscoff compared to Cherbourg/Poole," says Ian Carruthers, freight manager.