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Formal warning issued for maintenance lapses
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WITH AN 80% failure rate at annual test, missing inspection records and mislaid defect reports, a Denbighshire firm was lucky to escape a public inquiry with just a formal warning.
Welsh Traffic Commissioner David Dixon took account of the fact that it was the first public inquiry faced by Anne and Edward Edwards, trading as AJ Edwards, of Corwen. The company, which holds a licence for two vehicles and one trailer, had been called before him at a Flint disciplinary inquiry.
Vehicle examiner Philip Carson said during a maintenance investigation in August he found a number of inspection records were missing. The driver defect reporting book was said to have been lost.Two prohibitions plus two variation notices had been issued to the firm's vehicles.The initial failure rate at annual test over the last three-and-a-half years was 80%, with many of the failures blamed on safety critical items. He agreed the last prohibition had been in November 2002.
To add to the company's troubles the garage premises had blown down during recent storms. Edward Edwards said the debris had now been cleared away, making the inspection pit accessible. One vehicle was only used over a six-week period carrying Christmas trees. He claimed a commercial garage used while his self-employed mechanic was ill had sent the vehicles into the test station before preparing them. He undertook to have the vehicles roller brake tested every 12 weeks.
The TC warned that he would take a much more severe view of any further failings