HGV licence holder refused restricted PSV
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Delta Cars of Manchester
111 An application for a restricted public service vehicle operator's licence by Bernard Jeffries, trading as Delta Cars, of Manchester, has been turned down by the North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner John Levin, on the grounds that Jeffries is not of good repute.
Jeffries had a number of convictions for operating a minibus without authority and without a Certificate of Initial Fitness. He had also been fined for employing an unlicensed driver. He had failed to declare some of the convictions on his application form. He explained that was because he had filled it in some time before submitting the application.
Levin said the Commissioner had received a letter of complaint about the condition of a vehicle used to transport disabled people. It was alleged that seals were loose and that when examined by the police, they discovered that it was not taxed, there was no fire extinguisher, and that it was generally unroadworthy with three bald tyres.
Jeffries said that he did not feel that the organiser of the trip could complain too much. He had been paid £30 for the job and he had refunded £15. Only six people were carried and some of the seats were loose because he took them out during the week in order to carry freight. He had recently obtained a CPC in relation to goods vehicle operation and he was the holder of a heavy goods vehicle operator's licence.
Refusing the application, Levin said that he did not feel that he would be doing his public duty if he granted Jeffries a PSV licence at the moment. It might be that if he operated his HGV licence without problems, he could be granted a PSV licence at some time in the future. He could come back ma year or so if he kept his nose clean on the goods side.