New licence for haulier who failed to pay fees
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• A Merthyr
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company that licence at the third attempt last August but failed to pay the fee in time, won a fresh licence when it appeared before South Wales Deputy Traffic Commissioner Alan Jenkins.
Harris Transport (Merthyr) was granted a licence for seven vehicles and 10 trailers last August. South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh made the grant conditional upon a minimum of £14000 being kept in a second bank account with bank statements being submitted to the Traffic Area every six months; the submission of management accounts by the end of November; and the submission of audited accounts each year by the beginning of May.
He also required fines and costs of £575 imposed at Newport magistrates to be paid in full immediately they became due if they were not set aside (CM 22-28 Aug 1996).
But the cheque in payment of the licence fees was not honoured and the application was treated as having been withdrawn.
Subsequently a fresh application was submitted for a new national licence authorising the operation of nine vehicles and 10 trailers.
Meanwhile, the company was given permission to operate under interim authority.
The company's request that financial evidence be heard in private was granted.