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Stockport motor trade ii international haulier, was Lrned about convictions ten its Swindon licence was lewed last week by the stern Licensing Authority, aj-Gen John Carpenter.
The company's licence for tractive units and 30 Alters based at Oxford Road, rincion, was renewed with a ne limit tondition. Calving opposition by Thameswn Borough Council and local residents.
Carpenter also considered king disciplinary action ainst the licence in the light a conviction for failing to oduce a tachograph chart d a conviction of one of the mpany's drivers for falsify; a tachograph chart, but infined himself to a For the company, George arriott said the driver, a Mr Christie, had been told to load in the Midlands on a Friday night and to start his journey to the Continent on the Sunday.
lint he loaded on the Saturday, returned to Swindon that day and set off for the Continent on the Sunday.
The company was totally unaware of the breach of the tachograph regulations, a fact which Christie corroborated.
It was subsequently discov
ered that Christie had "ghosted" a driver by putting a false name on the chart.
The company was unable to produce the chart and assumed that an office girl had thrown it away on the grounds that they did not employ anyone with the name used by Christie.
As a result of the prosecutions all the company's drivers were warned in writing that anyone found falsifying records would be instantly dismissed.
David Slawson, a principal engineer of Thamesdown Council, said Dow was being prosecuted for failing to comply with an enforcement notice which stemmed from its failure to comply with a planning condition that no vehicles enter or leave the premises between 7p in and 6ain daily.
Marriott said the company would he happy to accept a condition OIL die licence in the same terms as the planning condition.
Carpenter warned the company that he might possibly take a different view of the licence if there were convictions in the future.
He felt the environmental problems at Swindon probably stemmed from the original planning permission authorising lorry operations.