RHA opposes 0-licence space a d ds efTr s
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OA]) HAULAGE Associaon objections have perladed North-Eastern Deputy icenshag Authority Norman body to reject a Newcastle "pon Tyne operator's appliition iiir a new national 0zence.
Shortly before die hearing arted, the operator, Allait ax Transport, phoned to say at it would not attend as its 7cou1itant had not prepared ie books. Fox was warned it the hearing would contiLie in its absence. In the :cot Moody ruled that Fox iS not tit to hold an 0;:en cc.
Vehicle examiner Robert lark said that he was told hat Fox's vehicle was ispected and repaired every lonth by a commercial garze, but lie found it was in an nsatisfactory condition and sued a delayed prohibition otice.
Only one inspection record 3uld be produced, and Fox ter agreed that the garage
only carried out work specified by him. Bills were produced which showed that Fox owed the garage money.
He had received a letter from the garage saying that Fox had not paid his bill, that he was not welcome and that it had not carried out repairs Fox claimed that it had.
Fox had admitted being convicted of using a Vats:le Wit hi ;I licence and a newspaper cutting showed that he had been fined V,151) For failing to return excise licences after a cheque Was dishonoured.
Roger Rini, for die RI IA, said there Was :1 question mark against Fox's reputation and there was every reason to doubt that he had adequate financial resources.
Hird produced copies of cheques signed by Fox. drawn on four different bank accounts in different banks. and which had been returned to drawer.
II odore James, managing
director of T. James (Bedlington) Ltd and chairman of the Morperli ;old No sub-district of the RHA, said his company had been unable to recover S.:161 owed to it by Fox since 198i.
Other RHA members were in a similar position and for some time it was impossible to trace Fox.
Moody refiased the application saying there is no proper system of maintenance: there are doubts about the operating centre, as Fox had not paid Ins rent; two people nominated transport managers had heen withdrawn and Fox did not appear to have a qualified transport in
Fox had failed to comply with a direction to produce a trading account and :t hank statement showed that die account was overdrawn for most of the perUid froni January to March 1985, hut there was no evidence of any overdraft facility benig available.