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Operator gains licence authority increase
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AN OPERATOR seeking to increase his licence authority was successful after his father withdrew a separate application.
The Traffic Commissioner had suspected the request might be linked to an attempt to use his son's licence if his own application was refused.
In granting additional vehicles to Morecambe-based Hancock Contractors, the North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell also emphasised the need for operators employing foreign drivers to ensure they understood and complied with drivers' hours and tachograph rules.
The TC's comments came after evidence that the company employed three Polish and three Latvian drivers as well as British drivers. Hancock's director Jamie Hancock confirmed that the foreign drivers spoke satisfactory English. Jamie Hancock was seeking to increase his licence authority from 10 to 12 vehicles. His father Stephen, whose previous licence was revoked in March 2001, had been seeking a new three-vehicle restricted licence.
The TC expressed concerns that the variation application was a genuine one, and was not designed to circumvent any order she might make refusing Stephen Hancock's application.
Stephen Hancock subsequently withdrew his licence application.
The first day of the hearing was adjourned because the Ism was working on salvaging a ferry that had run aground at Blackpool. (CM 28 February, 'Adjournment so salvage job can continue').
In granting the application, the TC warned that Hancock and the company needed to be robust in the arrangements for ensuring full 0-licence compliance.