The London Borough of Camden was given a formal warning by Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) John Baker over issues relating to its maintenance system.
The Council, of 7 York Way, London, with a 21-vehicle national licence, had been called before the DTC at an Eastbourne Public Inquiry.
Vehicle Examiner Peter Forshaw said that he had carried out a maintenance investigation last September.
There were a number of shortcomings relating to maintenance paperwork and vehicle safety standards.
The eight-week preventative maintenance inspection period had been stretched to 10 weeks.
Transport Manager (TM) Andrew Kemp had referred to a 10-week period, but the council’s O-Licence records revealed an eight-weekly regime.
Issuing a formal warning after hearing evidence of the steps taken since the maintenance investigation, the DTC said that though the council had failed to ensure vehicles would be inspected at eight-weekly intervals and undertakings had not been met relating to vehicle paperwork and roadworthiness, he was satisfied that as a result of the investigation substantial organisational and operational changes had been made to make sure that the errors that had occurred were not repeated.
The DTC ruled that the repute of Andrew Kemp as a TM was tarnished, and he accepted an application to nominate a replacement TM, Michael Lawrence.
