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Ban for operator whose drivers falsified charts
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His 0-licence was "obtained by improper means" and his transport manager was in prison.
A LIVERPOOL OPERATOR who paid his drivers in cash while they were claiming benefits has lost his licence and been disqualified from holding or obtaining an 0-licence for live years. The operator had lost contact with his transport manager who was in prison and drivers' tachograph charts had not been checked.
Darren Jones, trading as D Jones Haulage, had been called before the North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell.
Traffic examiner Peter Illsley said a number of tachograph charts were missing and it appeared drivers had been falsifying charts. Jones accepted that had he checked the charts he would have noticed the missing mileage.
He had been paving drivers cash in hand, and a check with the Department for Work and Pensions revealed three drivers were claiming state benefits while employed.
Jones did not employ the services of his transport manager and CPC holder Kenneth Kilby. He said he had paid Kilb■,, to enable him to set up the business and obtain an 0-licence. But he had not seen him since and could not get in touch with Kilby because he was serving a prison sentence.
Jones was unable to give the TC the names of all his drivers until reminded from financial documents produced.
He could not produce all his business accounts as he was currently being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Asked why he employed so many drivers for two vehicles. Jones said that if drivers wanted to work Saturday or Sunday he offered them work and they often did it as a second job.
Joseph Clark, who owns half of Breeze Haulage and is Jones's main customer, had been put in place as his transport manager and had begun to have Jones charts analysed.
Clark said he discovered that the 0licence had been obtained by improper means, but now that he was in control he would make sure everything was done as it should he.
Insufficient assurances The IC said she could not rely upon an individual who employed drivers on a cashin-hand basis without proper payment or declaration to HMRC; who could not give details of drivers when the vehicle authority was for two vehicles; who failed to analyse charts: who failed to comply with the specified maintenance arrangements;and who was being investigated by HMRC.
She also concluded that she could not rely on someone who obtained his 0-licence by using the name of a CPC holder with no intention of ensuring that person then fulfilled their statutory duty. Jones's assurances were insufficient to allow the licence to continue. •