Haulier made false licence statement
Page 25
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• A Swansea
6
haulier, whose company was granted a licence earlier this year after he had made a false statement, has had it revoked by South Wales Deputy Traffic Commissioner Alan Jenkins.
Tony Williams & Sons, which held a licence for three vehicles and three trailers, was called before the Deputy Commissioner at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry.
Jenkins was told that Tony Williams & Son was granted a licence in 1988. Maintenance problems led to that licence being prematurely terminated and an application for additional vehicles was refused.
In November 1992 a hearing to renew that licence was adjourned because of vehicle excise duty problems; then it was renewed in December 1992 but for 12 months only.
In March 1994 the authorisation was increased to six vehicles and six trailers. In 1996 Williams formed another limited company, All Guide Service, and on advice sought a licence in that company's name. However, that application failed as his authorised operating centre at a British Steel site was not available.
Tony Williams & Son was called to a public inquiry in August 1997 and its licence was revoked when the company failed
Statem not querie he sub applica lice
to attend. When advised of the decision, Tony Williams had returned the discs saying he was leaving transport.
Williams then applied successfully for a licence in the company's name in June without declaring that a previous licence had been revoked.
Williams said he had a number of personal problems and his house had been demolished and rebuilt.
Acknowledging that he had made a false statement, Williams said there had never been any intention of deceit. It had been a mistake and it had not been queried when the application was submitted. He had not been trying to hide anything.
Revoking the licence, Jenkins said Williams had made a misleading statement in order to obtain a licence and his casual and cavalier approach had totally prejudiced his good repute.