Meat producer must pay attention to the rules
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A FIRM OF MEAT producers has been granted an extra vehicle on its restricted licence, although the grant has been delayed for two weeks in recognition of the company's failure to place transport issues at the top of its agenda.
Associated Meat Products of Cwmbran, which held a one-vehicle restricted licence, had been called before the Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Roger Seymour because of maintenance problems and convictions for unauthorised use and a failure to retain tachograph records.
Associated Meat Products of Cwmbran, which held a one-vehicle restricted licence, had been called before the Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Roger Seymour because of maintenance problems and convictions for unauthorised use and a failure to retain tachograph records.
Vehicle examiner Robert Williams said there were no records available during a maintenance investigation in April. A serious prohibition had been issued to a light goods vehicle. His impression was that the firm was not fully conversant with its obligations under the licensing system. For the company, Chris Harris said it had no engineering experience, but was endeavouring to learn. The recently-acquired
vehicle was in good condition and the company had been unaware of the need for a pre-use inspection. It now had a maintenance contract with a firm called Euro Commercials.
Managing director Peter Lyons said that for many years small vehicles had been used, but with more stringent hygiene laws larger refrigerated vehicles were now necessary. His was a very small company. The staff worked unsocial hours and took umbrage if given formal warnings. For the future it would use Harris' transport consultancy to ensure that everything was done correctly.