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Wife was said to be merely a front

12th February 1998
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• A bid for a licence by Joanne O'Neon has been turned down by Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Brigadier Michael Turner after Essex Police alleged that she was merely a front for her husband Stephen.

Joanne O'Neon, trading as J&S Transport, was seeking a new international licence for one vehicle and one trailer based at Therfield, near Royston, Herts. She failed to attend a Cambridge public inquiry.

Police Consta ble Martin Faulkner said O'Neon's husband Stephen had said he would be the driver of the vehicle.

In September 1996 Stephen O'Neon had been convicted at Croydon Crown Court on three counts of handling stolen property mainly fork-lift trucks. He was ordered to do 150 hours community service and to pay £500 prosecution costs. The vehicle specified in the application was registered to Stephen O'Neon and the police believed that J&S Transport referred to Stephen O'Neon. They did not regard him as a fit person to hold an Operator's Licence.

Brigadier Turner said a

letter had been received from Mrs (..)'Neon stating that the application had nothing to do with her husband, and that he would in no way have anything to do with the business. She went on to say that her husband was not going to be the driver. Her husband said he would be driving at the time she was recruiting a driver, which she had now done.

Indicating that he would take that statement into account, Turner said that he could not give it as much weight as evidence given by Mrs O'Neon personally, when she would not be available to be questioned.

Refusing the application, said that he would announce his reasons in writing at a later date. Turner


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