Written decision for JJC Hire Ltd (OC1100129) and Jessica Armer – former transport manager
Written decision of the Traffic Commissioner for the north west of England for JJC Hire Ltd and Jessica Armer, dated 23 October 2020.
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On findings under S.26 (1)(h) of the Act, the Traffic Commissioner made the following directions in respect of this operator’s licence.
The licence was curtailed from 25 vehicles and 20 trailers to 23 vehicles and 20 trailers. This direction took effect from 00:01 hours on Saturday 31 October 2020 and lasted until 23:59 hours on Sunday 8 November 2020.
He directed that the operator was to inform the Office of the Traffic Commissioner in writing by Friday 30 October 2020 of the registration number of the vehicles to be removed from operations as a result of the curtailment of its authority to 23 vehicles. The vehicles in question should not be used under any other operator licence during the period the curtailment is in force.
The operator’s application for an increased authority of 27 vehicles was granted with effect from Tuesday 1 December 2020.
An undertaking was set down as agreed by the operator as follows:
The operator will arrange for maintenance and drivers’ hours systems, to be audited by an independent third party in April 2021. Audit reports will be prepared, acted upon, and retained for at least 2 years. A copy of the report will be forwarded to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner before 15 May 2021 together with the Operator’s proposals for implementing its recommendations. The audit report should expressly comment on progress against the findings of the DVSA investigation report dated 6 January 2020.