JE Transport revoked
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Leicestershire haulier Edward O'Neill, trading as J&E Transport, has had his operator's licence revoked by Eastern Licensing Authority John Mervyn-Pugh. His wife, Susan, has also surrendered her licence and an application for a new licence by P&A O'Neill Haulage, run by O'Neill's brother Patrick and his wife Alice, has been adjourned until the new year.
In September a history of prohibition notices, convictions and the non-payment of VED led to licences held by Edward, Susan and Alice, being prematurely terminated so as to expire at the end of November.
The LA warned that should there be any further prohibitions the licences would not be renewed.
Edward O'Neill maintained he had paid two large amounts of outstanding fines though he had no documentary evidence, and the company's accountant had said that none of the outstanding fines had been paid.
After he had said he was paying off outstanding VAT weekly and that about 28,000 was still outstanding, MervynPugh said he had a letter from the Customs and Excise saying that the debt was 213,851 and that they were introducing bankruptcy proceedings.
Asked why there was no documentary evidence for the vehicles being inspected every seven days as he maintained they were, O'Neill said that because of the bad publicity in Commercial Motor the commercial garage undertaking the inspections, Trans Letre of Burton-upon-Trent, did not want to be involved.
Revoking the 14 vehicle and 12 trailer licence Mervyn Pugh said there had been four further prohibitions and he was a man of his word. He was not satisfied about maintenance but was satisfied that Edward O'Neill was not of good repute in regard to the financial matters, P&A O'Neill Haulage, the directors of which are Patrick and Alice O'Neill, are seeking a new licence for six vehicles and five trailers.
Adjourning that application until February 11 MervynPugh said that he would need to be satisfied about the good repute of Patrick O'Neill, the nominated transport manager.
He would also need evidence about an unpaid fine, a certificate that no VAT was owed, bank references and details of the company's finance and a maintenance contract with an outside garage.