Resale of vehicles subject to service standards
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• Haulage contractors who buy vehicles intending to re-sell them should remember they are liable under the 1968 Transport .Act to ensure the vehicles are up to the required standards of service and maintenance. This warning was given by the Northern LA, Mr J. A. T. Hanlon, at Durham last week when local haulier Mr H. P. Thompson of Chester-le-Street appeared before him under Section 69.
One of the vehicles belonging to Mr Thompson, it was stated, had six defects, including a serious one in the steering, and
as a result a vehicle inspector placed an immediate GV9 on it. Mr Thompson told the court he had bought the vehicle for re-sale. Mr J. D. Reid, appearing for Thompson, said his client had been ignorant of the law under the Act which also applied to vehicles for re-sale but he was now aware of his responsibilities and had instituted a more frequent inspection of his vehicles. Mr Hanlon said he accepted that Mr Thompson appreciated the position now and he reduced the licence for six-vehicles to five.