Final warning in second case
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Okr lier Keith Law
escaped with a final warning at a second disciplinary inquiry within six months. Law, trading on a two-vehicle licence as Keith Law I laulage, of Workington, had operated for 28 years trouble-free until he decided to maintain his own vehicles.
That led to his appearance at a disciplinary inquiry in March, when North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Patrick Mulvenna was told that maintenance had been contracted out to a commercial garage. When Law recently appeared before North Western Traffic Commissioner Keith Waterworth, continuing problems were blamed on failures by the commercial garage.
Conceding that trailers had been operated without authority, Tim England, for Law, iirl that before the previous ii`ublic inquiry Law did not know he required authority to haul trailers that belonged to other people. He then made an application for trailer authority, but it seemed the form might have gone astray.
The TC said a search would be made, but if the application form was not found within four days Law would have to apply again.
Vehicle examiner Dennis Smith said a vehicle was given an immediate prohibition showing a significant maintenance failure in June. The promised four-weekly inspections were not being followed as only two inspection records could be produced at the previous public inquiry, giving gaps of more than eight weeks between inspections.
England said this was due to the commercial garage's failure; he claimed defects were not always repaired by the garage.
Waterworth said 0-licensing placed no responsibility on a conunercial repairer.
The vehicle causing the problems had been replaced and maintenance was now being carried out by Seeley, the company the Law vehicles worked for, said England. Any suspension or curtailment of the licence could put the arrangements in jeopardy.