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William Hayes Freight after West Midland LA John Mervyn Pugh was told the company had acted on advice from a vehicle examiner.
The company, which was also seeking the renewal of its international licence for 21 vehicles and 32 trailers, appeared at a Birmingham disciplinary inquiry following a visit by a vehicle examiner which revealed maintenance problems.
For Hayes, Michael Carless said the vehicle examiner visited the company again two months later and everything was in "apple pie order". One of the problems that had arisen was that the company lost its senior mechanic in 1991 and his successors had not come up to the required standard.
Mervyn Pugh commented that the problem appeared to be the system, with inspection periods varying between six weeks and 12 months.
Carless said the 12-month interval had related to a vehicle that was off the road. Inspections were on a six-weekly basis.
Director Clifford Hayes said the problem had been in the paperwork. It was not a question of the jobs not being done. They had found the Traffic Area's recommended maintenance system to be very good, and they had also found a good mechanic.
Renewing the licence for the full five years, Mervyn Pugh said he would like to see all the company's vehicles put through a fresh annual test before the end of April. The system was only guaranteed to work if vehicles were in 'Al' condition to start with.