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Licence saved on appeal
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South Ockendon, Essex-based Clifford Adamson has won an appeal against the termination of his one-vehicle restricted licence by Eastern Traffic Commissioner Geoffrey Simms (now retired)for non-payment of the licence fee. The IC had ruled that there were no exceptional circumstances enabling him to accept late payment of the fee following the grant of the licence last October.
However, the Transport Tribunal accepted that Adamson had not received the fee demand. He told the Tribunal that as he also held a licence in the South-Eastern & Metropolitan Area he knew that a fee demand was likely and was surprised not to have received one.
The Tribunal decided that if theTC had been aware of the full picture he would have found that there were exceptional circumstances.
Bid decision is deterred
A decision on a bid for a new licence by Caerphilly-based Rhino Fixing &Tool Hire has been reserved because Welsh Deputy Traffic ic Commissioner Tim Hayden wants further evidence about the failures of a number of associated companies. He revoked the licence of L&M Leasing, which was said to be in liquidation.
Rhino MD Chris Lucey had been involved with a number of companies who were or had been insolvent; namely L&M Leasing, Bob Cat (Wales) and Eco Plant.
Lucey said he was unaware the Bobcat (Wales) licence had been revoked. He understood that when the company became insolvent the vehicles had been transferred to L&M Leasing. He had been investigated as a director and cleared of any wrongdoing.
The DTC wants to consider a copy of the Bob Cat (Wales) liquidators' report.
Phone call cost a week's pay
A North Wales lorry driver, convicted of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving has had his LGV driving licence suspended for a week by Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Fiona Richards.
Winston Dinorwyn Rogers, of Mold, had also been convicted of speeding.
The DTC said a police officer had followed Rogers' truck for more than four miles while he was using his mobile phone.
Rogers said his wife had phoned to say his father-in-law was in hospital. Asked why he had said "no" when the police officer had asked if it was an emergency, Rogers replied that he had thought the officer had meant was it a 999 call.
Suspending Rogers' licence, the DTC said he had seriously failed to meet the standards required of a professional driver.