Ms Moyagh Murdock:

We recognise that an operator could have a once-off dangerous defect on a roadside inspection and we do not see that as a permanent blight on their record. They put measures in place to rectify whatever happened. It is in the interest of fairness that people are not permanently labelled as a red or an amber operator. To be fair to them, they can fix the problem and get back into the green category with improved practice. It is taken into account that it is not a life sentence as such.