Hattons Travel (Nip On Transport)

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Hattons Travel (Nip On Transport)
Result of the Hattons PI.
Public Inquiry (82460) held at The Public Inquiry Room (Warrington), WA3 2SH, Suite 4, Stone Cross Place, Stone Cross Lane North, Golborne, Warrington, on 9 December 2020 commenced at 14:00 (Previous Publication:(2941))
PC1144732 SI HATTONS TRANSPORT LTD Director(s): BRIAN GEORGE HATTON, DAVID ANTHONY HATTON HATTONS TRAVEL, HAYDOCK HOUSE, 224 NORTH FLORIDA ROAD, HAYDOCK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ST. HELENS, WA11 9TP S17

- Condition regulating number of vehicles varied to 23 vehicles with immediate effect S17 - Formal warning Conditions:
1. The operator shall commission an independent audit of its maintenance systems, drivers hours and working time systems, and compliance with the undertakings on its operator’s licence, by a suitable trade association (RHA/Logistics UK) or a competent transport consultancy (not Peter Russell, if as planned, he works with the operator in the next period updating present systems) in July 2021.
A copy of the report will be submitted to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner in Golborne by 15 August 2021 together with the operator’s proposals to address any recommendations.
2. All vehicles shall be subject to a roller brake test undertaken at each preventative maintenance inspection. The results of that test shall be recorded alongside its respective PMI report and kept for two years.
3. There shall be a nil defect daily driver reporting system. Records of the checks to be retained for two years;
4. Training of all drivers on the conduct and recording of an updated nil defect daily driver reporting system to be delivered by 31 March 2021. Steps are to be taken to deliver this intervention face-to-face (provided this can be done in accordance with any restrictions in force)