Indefinite ban for no-show driver
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The HGV driving licence held by Whitehorn driver John Jolly was revoked when he failed for the second time to appear before Scottish Traffic Commissioner Michael Betts. The IC has now disqualified Jolly from holding such a licence until he appears at a disciplinary inquiry. Jolly, of High Street, Whitehorn, had appeared before Betts at a public inquiry in October 1999 after a string of convictions—six of which were to do with speeding.
He had since been the subject of a police report following a serious accident in August 2000, when a vehicle driven by Jolly while working for his father's firm. 11..I Transport, overturned on the M6 motorway in Lancashire.
Investigations subsequently proved that the speed limiter had not been working, and that the vehicle had been travelling at 66.75mph just before the accident. Speed limits had been exceeded significantly for the whole journey. There was nothing wrong with the speed limiter or its calibration settings, and the fuse was intact. However, a wire similar to ones used to short-circuit tachographs or speed limiters was found in the cab.
Six weeks' tachograph charts were also found In the cab, and an examination of these revealed that Jolly had committed a series of drivers' hours and tachograph offences.
Jolly had a considerable case to answer, said the TO. He had been given two opportunities to attend and on neither had he bothered to do so