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Operator that lent out vehicles faces adion against licence after inquiry
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BURY-BASED MVP (Spares), which allowed another company to use MVP vehicles with the other company's drivers, has to wait to see what action North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell will take against its licence following a two-day public inquiry.
MVP holds a licence for eight vehicles and two trailers.
Director Andrew Simpson said MVP carried waste on an ad hoc basis for Swinnerton Environmental, and construction equipment for two other customers. Simpson told the TC he was owed over £80.000 when the previous Swinnerton company, SB Recycling, had gone into liquidation. He would prefer not to work for Swinnerton but would struggle without this.
Five drivers who had been employed by Swinnerton were taken on by MVP. This was an attempt by Simpson to solve the legal issues of Swinnerton employing the drivers who drove MVP vehicles.
Vehicle examiner Mohammed Sadique said he had examined two MVP vehicles in April. One vehicle was not displaying an 0-licence disc and the other had a tax disc that had expired at the end of February.
Traffic examiner Glen Soden said Simpson had admitted using the untaxed vehicle on eight occasions; the DVLA had imposed a financial penalty for its use.
Simpson said the tax disc, had not been renewed after Swinnerton said it no longer needed that vehicle. He had been suffering extreme financial hardship at the time. The vehicle had only been used on isolated occasions and was subsequently disposed of. Summary The skip-loader used without an 0-licence disc was only required on a limited basis, and as the licence authorisation had not been fully taken up Simpson had thought this was legal. He also admitted that a newly acquired vehicle had been used without road tax because he had had to apply for a new registration document.