Hauliers fined £1,060
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• Three associated Manchester haulage companies were fined a total of £1,060, with 75 guineas advocates fees, on 212 charges of breaches of conditions and unauthorized use at Strangeways magistrates court on Monday, having carried fly ash illegally for the building of M62 extension.
During November 1968 Fairview Construction (Manchester) Ltd had operated three vehicles and Monasco (Construction) Ltd. had operated eight, all in breach of B licence conditions which permitted only the carriage of building materials for Richard Coslain (Civil Engineers) Ltd.; and Kilpastrial (Haulage) Ltd. had used two vehicles without an A or B licence.
The three companies have a common registered office and the same company secretary, Mr. M. F. Munif, who was interviewed by Ministry officials on November 19. He stated that the fly ash being carried from Edgecroft Power Station was the property of his corn
panies and could be carried under C licence. However, when he was seen again on January 23, he said the offences were due to "a complete misunderstanding of the licensing position". Because his companies were loading and unloading the vehicles and using their own weight tickets, he felt it was permitted under C licence. Mr. Munif stated he did not know vehicles could not be on two licences at once.
Prosecuting, Mr. D. Turner said November had been taken as a sample month. The companies, who were not represented, could not plead ignorance of the law, as Mr. Munif had been involved with licensing since 1966.
Mr. A. L. Dearden, area director, Stephenson Clarke (P. F. Ash Development) Ltd., agent for the sale of the fly ash, gave evidence that the only company who had purchased this commodity for the contract concerned was Reed and Mailik Ltd. This latter company produced invoices to show that £7,303 had been paid to Fairview for the haulage of 32,465 tons during November.
Mr. B. G. Hadfield, MoT traffic examiner, said sub-contractors had also hauled some of the fly ash and they were the subject of further inquiries. He understood that Fairview was now in financial difficulties.
The magistrates fined each company £5 on every count proved, with 25 guineas advocates fees: Monasco on 136 charges, Kilpastrial on 13 and Fairview on 63.