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Welsh operator loses licence following red diesel offences
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Customs officers have impounded two vehicles after paraffin was found in their tanks — one of them was seized following a police chase.
A NEWPORT operator who regularly ran his two-vehicle fleet on red diesel has lost his 0-licence and been disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence for a year.The company's transport manager has also lost his repute.
Both the company's vehicles were impounded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after paraffin was found in their fuel tanks.
Mark Rumney. trading as M&S Transport, had been called before Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Alan Jenkins but failed to appear at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry.
He held a licence authorising two vehicles and three trailers.
No trucks and no records Vehicle examiner Chris Enea said that when he attempted to carry out a maintenance investigation,no vehicles or records were available. He was told that the vehicles had been impounded by HMRC.
The first vehicle had been impounded in September 2004 after paraffin was found in its tank. In September 2005,during a combined HMRC, police and Vosa operation in Gwent, one of Rumney's vehicles was seen hurriedly leaving a business park. Police gave chase and eventually stopped the vehicle. It was escorted to Coldra at Newport, where paraffin was found in the fuel tank.The vehicle was then impounded. orders, the DTC said the fact that Rumney was twice caught evading fuel duty reflected badly upon him.
The DTC also found that Rumney's nominated transport manager, David Martin, no longer met the requirement to be of good repute. •