'Quick-growth' haulier wins grant bid
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MR. DENNIS HERON, of Crawley, who
was fined at East Grinstead Magistrates' Court in September for 322 offences involving breaches of carriers' licence conditions (COMMERCIAL MOTOR Sept. 23), appeared before the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir. on Wednesday as managing director of D. Heron Ltd., to apply for the licences held by
D. C. Heron.
101,
. Heron also applied for a Contract A
carry to c goods on behalf of Mr. M. P. -", _ s 0, builders' merchant. In addition the LA was considering what action he should take under Section 178 in connection with breaches of the Act involving 12 vehicles.
Mr. M. Pringle, for the applicant, suggested that his client was "a foolish man who has grown up too quickly". In 1960, Mr. Heron owned one vehicle; in 1966 his fleet strength was 50. Mismanagement by a former employee was • given as the reason for the Section 178 offences. An MoT examiner's report stated that the business was now on a firm footing and that there appeared to be no cause for anxiety for the future.
Mr. Muir granted transfer of 12 vehicles on B licence, nine to become effective from the payment of the fee and the remaining three to follow one month later. The Contract A licence was also granted and the LA decided to take no action in respect of the Section 178 offences.