1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156 
LICENCE FIRS'
Page 26
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
The most important point that not raised anywhere in your Building a Business special (C 5-11 Sept) is the fact that the operator must have an Operator's License under the Goods Vehicles Licensing of Operators Act 1995 and the Goods Vehicles Enforcement Powers Regulations 2001.
As a finance company I firik it difficult to believe this wasn' mentioned. We currently havE the weight of the DoT on our backs where we, the fenders, have provided finance by way of hire purchase and leasing facilities to people who, unbeknown to us, are not properly licensed.
Unfortunately, under the enforcement regulations we have had our vehicles seized I the DOT from our clients.
If you are issuing a guide tc anyone considering a new venture in the transport industry, the major point is tN they must be properly license AC Slater,
Senior broker manager, Catties Commercial Finance.
• Point taken, Mr Slater; we were so careful to cover the details that we forgot to mention the obvious. An 0licence is, of course. the critic first stage in setting up any road transport operation—Ed