Holborn Waste fleet cut short by regulator23 January 2017

A Birmingham-based waste recycling business has been refused permission to run extra vehicles, after applying to increase its fleet from six to 10 vehicles.

The licence has, in fact, been cut to four vehicles following a DVSA investigation which revealed several shortcomings in maintenance systems.

Traffic commissioner Nick Jones curtailed the licence of Holborn Waste 2015 Ltd from six to four vehicles until 31 January 2017, and secured the firm’s commitment to employ an exam-qualified transport manager.

At a public inquiry last month, the commissioner heard from a DVSA examiner that there were problems with Holborn Waste’s frequency of safety inspections, inspection paperwork, forward planning and driver defect reporting. The DVSA officer found evidence of a longstanding defect not rectified (windscreen washer fault) and safety inspections ranging from four to 28 weeks.

The examiner also issued a delayed prohibition and offence prohibition during the fleet check, and found the company had a poor MOT first-time pass rate.

The company was told at the inquiry that a future application to increase the authorisation may be considered if a new transport manager is appointed and it can produce evidence of compliance.

Author
Laura Cork

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