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New operating centre is refused on environmental grounds
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AN OPERATOR has been refused permission to change the operating centre of its one-vehicle restricted licence on environmental and road safety grounds.
The application by Connolly CSOT to base its van in a cul de sac at Carluke, South Lanarkshire attracted five representations from residents, who were concerned about parking. road safety,access,pollution and appearance: the Scottish Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken gave the company until the end of August to apply for an alternative operating centre.
The TC said the company had been warned that it must continue to use its existing operating centre in Lanark but director Christopher Connelly said he would continue to operate from Carluke as he had failed to find an alternative site.
The TC had visited the Carluke site that morning. The vehicle, a Snap On Tools van, was parked flush against the domestic garage door and protruded on to the pavement.
Connelly said he had moved to Carluke in July 2004. He had approached other locations for use as an operating centre but no one was interested, given the value of the tools in his van which they felt would attract problems. He did not know where else he could park the vehicle.
TheTC said the current licence had been applied for in September 2005 with a declared operating centre in Lanark, but she had been told that the Connellys had moved to Carluke in 2004.
She was satisfied the application should be refused.