Wife was a 'front'
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• A woman who was said by North Eastern Deputy Licensing Authority Norman Moody to have been acting as a 'front' for her husband has had the renewal of her operator's licence turned down following objections from the Road Haulage Association.
Audrey Haley, trading as Haley Transport of Dewsbury, had sought renewal of her three-vehicle national licence, the nominated transport manager being her husband Richard Haley. The application was opposed by Kirklees District Council and the RHA.
In a hearing 18 months ago, Moody, upholding an RHA objection to a licence bid by Navigation Haulage (Horbury), held that Richard Haley was not of good repute because of his activities in A Haley (Transport) which had crashed owing some 1280,000. (cm November 23, 1985).
Audrey Haley failed to appear and evidence was given by a vehicle examiner of immediate prohibition and a defect notice imposed on her vehicles. He was unhappy with the inspection records and said that Richard Haley appeared to be running the business.
The council complained about the operating centre being an eyesore, littered with scrap vehicles. It was also concerned about noise, smell and the manoeuvring of vehicles on a disused highway. An enforcement notice had been issued as there was no permission for the use of the site as a haulage depot.
RHA solicitor Stephen Kirkbright produced documents from the official receiver that indicated that Audrey Haley had been declared bankrupt.
In his decision Moody said that view of prospect was not protected in English law and he found the local authority had failed to prove its objection, but he upheld the RHA's objection on grounds of finance. In 1985 he had found Richard Haley was not of good repute, and it seemed that Audrey Haley was acting as a front for her husband.