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Brake test failure leads to final warning
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A WELSH OPERATOR, whose vehicles failed annual tests because of faulty brakes, has had its licence cut from three vehicles and six trailers to two vehicles and four trailers for 42 days. It was told this was the -ultimate warning".
PCR (Contractors) of Creigau had failed to comply with an undertaking to have its fleet of vehicles roller brake tested every three months. The company appeared before Welsh DeputyTraffic Commissioner Alan Jenkins at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry.
Vehicle examiner Paul Davies said an examination of the maintenance records showed no recorded brake tests. The initial failure rate at annual test was 100%. Of five vehicles presented, three failed due to brake problems.Two immediate and two delayed prohibitions, including one marked '5', had been issued. Most of the defects related to tyres and brakes. There were long gaps between trailer inspections.
For the company, Terry Vaux claimed brake tests had been carried out by a friend and not recorded. One contract involved trailers being loaded with large gas tanks, which didn't move while the tanks underwent repairs.
The DTC said the breach of the undertaking given at a previous public inquiry in 2001 caused him great concern. The evidence showed roller brake tests had been carried out only three times since 2001 and the company's explanation stretched the imagination to the limit.