D Jones & Son

Company has been in front of the Traffic Commissioner, Here is the outcome:

Public Inquiry (75382) held at Welshpool Law Courts, 24 Severn Street, Welshpool SY21
7UX, on 5 October 2017 commenced at 14:00 (Previous Publication:(2114))
PG0007381 SN
DAVID JONES & GARY JONES
DAVID JONES , GARY JONES
MINDEN, PLAS BENNION ROAD, PENYCAE, WREXHAM, LL14 1TP
• An application to increase authorisation is withdrawn.
• Adverse findings are made under sections 17(3)(a); 17(3)(aa); 17(3)(b); and
17(3)(c) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 as amended (“the Act”).
• Section 17(3)(e) of the Act is not made out.
• The operator continues to meet the requirement of good repute.
• The operator has not met the continuous requirement to meet financial
standing, but as at the date of the public inquiry financial standing is met.
• The operator continues to meet the requirement for professional competence,
albeit it is tarnished.
• Undertakings are given and recorded on the licence as follows:
o Fresh finances to demonstrate financial standing will be produced by 30 April
2018 for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2018. (It will be noted that the figure for
financial standing required from 1 January 2018 is liable to change);
o Gary Jones will attend a two day specialist transport manager refresher course
within two months and notify the OTC when this is achieved; and,
o Roller road brake tests will be conducted on alternate PMIs.
• A formal warning is given to the operator in respect of the operator’s licence

After today this operator will cease trading

School Transport Notice:
D Jones & Son, the bus company, has informed us that they will cease trading after last operation on Saturday December 16th, 2017.
This affects school and public transport in the Llangollen area. The County Council has made arrangements to cover the school bus from the Chirk & Froncysyllte area to Ysgol Dinas Brân on and from Monday December 18th until the end of term with alternative operator E Jones & Son.
Bus services will continue to operate between Llangollen and Wrexham on service 5 (Arriva) and service Traws Cymru T3 (Lloyd’s Coaches).
Pupils who catch buses from the Wrexham direction who normally use D Jones service 5/5C are warned that there may be insufficient seats at school times to and from Ysgol Dinas Brân. Arriva services continue to operate every 40 minutes.