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Owner-driver 'slapped on the wrist'
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,j,„ THE PROPRIETOR of a commercial " garage told an LA that his records showed an owner-driver had missed only one inspection; the LA said it was an occasion bra 'slight slap on the wrist' rather than an 'execution • A CAP in his inspection records, and an immediate prohibition notice for a defective tyre, led to Glasgow owner-driver John Mohan appearing at disciplinary proceedings before Scottish LA Hugh McNamara.
Mohan was granted a licence last June, when he undertook to have his vehicle inspected every six weeks, or 5,000 miles, whichever was the sooner. However, only three inspection records could be produced during a maintenance inspection in December, during which the prohibition was imposed.
Evidence was given by the proprietor of the commercial garage undertaking the maintenance work that their records showed that only one inspection had been missed, and that was in September when Mohan was on holiday.
Producing inspection records to the LA, Mohan said he had gained the impression that the vehicle examiner had seen enough after he had looked at two or three records.
The LA said he had been concerned that someone who had been granted a licence as late as 1988 appeared not to have been keeping the promises made. However, he felt that it was an occasion for a "slight slap on the wrist" rather than an "execution."
The only defect was the tyre, and that could have been caused by a sudden application of the brakes. By and large, apart from the gap in September, it seemed that the vehicle had been looked at every six weeks or so. He therefore proposed to take no action other than to warn Mohan that he must not miss any further inspections, even if he was on holiday, because a vehicle could deteriorate while it was just standing in the garage.