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Manager was not up to date
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The licence held by William Callaghan, trading as Kirby-based B&C Transport, was revoked by North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell after his nominated transport manager, another driver, admitted that he was not up to date with current legislation. Consideration of disciplinary action against Callaghan's licence for one vehicle and one trailer had previously been adjourned for transport manager Christopher Gill to appear before the IC.
On the first day of the hearing Bell was told that three immediate prohibitions, one for a significant maintenance failure, had been issued since January 2001, and Callaghan had also been convicted of using a vehide in a dangerous condition. Inspection records were not signed off and the period between inspections was not being followed (OA411-17 April).
Callaghan said he had become an owner-driver because he was fed up with only being employed on a casual basis. He then became involved in carrying containers from Liverpool on behalf of CML.
Two of the prohibitions had been imposed on hired trail ers; he told the TC that if he was allowed to keep his licence he would be buying a trailer of his own.
Gill, who lived in Durham, worked 20 hours a week and visited Callaghan over the weekend in his role as transport manager, for which he was allegedly paid 1250. However, Gill denied he was paid anything and said he was only spending three hours a week on his duties, lie added that things had changed considerably since he had obtained his CPC.
Admitting that he had not told the truth, Callaghan said he had been under medication at the time.
In addition to revoking Callaghan's licence on the grounds that he had last his repute, the TC also found that Gill had lost his repute as a transport manager.