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Interim licence granted to company 'on probation'
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As a result of the firm's illegal past, the Traffic Commissioner has asked
Vosa to "cravvl all over its vehicles and records". Mike Jewell reports.
A COMPANY that illegally operated under another firm's licence has been given interim authority to operate for six months. I lowever, the director has been warned that he is on probation, and that Vosa will be asked "to crawl all over the vehicles and records-.
A device to enable operation
Bury-based Swinnerton Environmental had sought a new, restricted licence for three vehicles before North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell.
The company had been using a licence in the name of MVP Spares. However, in February the licence held by MVP Spares was revoked by the TC on the grounds it had been a device to enable Swinnerton Environmental to continue operation after two predecessor companies had gone into liquidation.
MVP and its directors. Andrew and Terence Simpson. were disqualified indefinitely from holding or obtaining an 0-licence in any traffic area (CM2 March). Director Christopher Swinnerton said he wanted three vehicles initially, to show that the company could operate properly, and would then apply for an increase to seven vehicles. He added that the firm had not known that it could not operate under MVP Spares' licence.Asked why it had not applied for a licence of its own. Swinnerton said that it had been a new company
starting off, and needed to get established as the finance was not in place at the time.
In reply to the TC, Swinnerton said the firm was currently using Woodend Municipal Services to transport goods. He agreed that they used to employ the drivers, but said his firm had only owned one of the vehicles. He accepted that, from the moment MVP's licence had been granted it had been a device to enable Swinnerton Environmental to continue in operation using the same vehicles and drivers, operating from the same premises, and controlled by him.
Simpson had informed the authorities that he had previously employed Swinnerton, but Swinnerton denied this.
High expectations
Granting interim authority, the TC said she was in effect putting the company on probation. There had been a change, in that one of three Swinnerton brothers was no longer involved. She would be asking Vosa to crawl all over the vehicles and records.
She would also be asking for annual accounts to ensure this was not a company that would go under again. She expected nothing but the highest standards from the company. Bell concluded that this was the brothers' one chance. If they messed it up she would take the licence away and disqualify them. •