Pugh has grave doubts on repute
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• Tamworth owner-driver Kenneth Eaglcsfield's bid for a new international licence was adjourned for him to take legal advice after it was revealed that he had been convicted of offences involving a stolen vehicle. He claimed not to have paid fines because he was bankrupt.
Eaglesfield, trading as RE International of Kingsbury, Tamworth, was seeking a licence for one vehicle and trailer; he is currently operating under interitn authority West Midland LA John Mervyn Pugh said he had to con sider Eaglesfield's repute following convictions at Warwick Crown Court in July 1992. Eaglesfield was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, for the theft of an HGV. He was also fined £200 for the fraudulent use of an excise licence; £200 for the fraudulent use of documents; £200 for using a vehicle without insurance; and £50 for the fraudulent use of a mark or sign.
In January 1993 Eaglesfield had been convicted at Maidstone of using a vehicle without an excise licence; in February 1993 he was convicted of speeding, using a vehicle without an excise licence and failing to notify the acquisition of a vehicle.
Eaglesfield said that he had been found guilty of receiving the vehicle, not stealing it. He said that none of the fines had been paid. He was made bankrupt at the time and he was told that the fines would not be enforced— Mervyn Pugh told him that he needed to be satisfied there was sufficient finance to maintain the vehicle and Eaglesfield said he had evidence that it was properly maintained.
Eaglesfield said he was still bankrupt. He spent most of his time abroad; the Maidstone convictions arose when he entered the country and was stopped.
Adjourning the case until August, Mervyn Pugh said he was unlikely to grant a licence. He felt that Eaglesfield should be legally represented because he had grave doubts about his repute. He also needed to be satisfied about the bankruptcy and the financial position in relation to the courts and the receiver.