1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148 
Ban is lifted after appeal
Page 18
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• Leeds-based Amberley Travel, which was banned from operating buses on local services in September, is back on the road following the implementation of new vehicle inspection arrangements.
The North Eastern Traffic Commissioner penalised Amberley for 12-months with the ban following an adverse report from traffic examiners. Amberley lodged an appeal with the transport tribunal, which was due to be heard in January and would have been the first case of a PSV operator appealing against a ban from a Commissioner.
But an agreement was reached, under which the company fleet will be inspected regularly by inspectors from the Freight Transport Association. The PTA, which already makes checks on behalf of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, will look at Amberley's buses every four weeks and its coaches every six weeks.
Maintenance will still be handled by Amberley's fitters but there is now a service agreement with a local garage. The company is also searching for alternative facilities for its two double-deckers.
During the two months that the local ban was in force Amberley continued to operate on a reduced scale, primarily on contracts and private hire.