Licence is cut to end of year
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• The licence held by P and G Haulage, of Willenhall, has been cut so that it now expires at the end of the year because of several prohibition notices and a conviction for using an untaxed vehicle.
The company, which holds a national licence for 15 vehicles and 15 trailers, appeared before West Midland Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh at a Birmingham disciplinary inquiry sent to the company's drivers and fitters pointing out their responsibilities.
In reply to the LA, Nichols said he was prepared to put all the company's vehicles through fresh annual tests.
The company had been using the maintenance system recommended in the West Midlands for about 18 months.
Asked why it was picking up prohibitions, Nichols said the last one occurred because a new driver did not report defects. The driver concerned had been given a verbal warning.
Questioned about a number of vehicles that did not appear to be taxed, Nichols said that some of the vehicles were off the road. The conviction for using an untaxed vehicle, which led to the compa
ny being ordered to pay fines and costs of £200, arose when the vehicle's excise licence expired just before its annual shutdown. When the site re-opened the tax was overlooked but once realised the vehicle was immediately back taxed.
In cutting the duration, the LA directed that the renewal of the licence be considered at a further public inquiry