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Katharine Oliver loses long standing 0-licence battle

20th July 2006, Page 12
20th July 2006
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Director of Northumbrian firm fails to convince tribunal that TC's decision breached human rights. Michael Jewell reports.

KATHARINE OLIVER, director for Northumbrian-based Koos Ltd, has lost her appeal against the refusal of Scottish Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken to grant her company's application for an 0licence.

Oliver's company, Koos Ltd, which had changed its name from Revilo Logistics in February 2005. had sought a licence for 22 vehicles and 45 trailers based at Lockerbie and Dumfries.

Previous applications by Revilo for licences in the North Western and North Eastern Traffic Areas had been turned down by Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell, decisions that were upheld by the Transport Tribunal.

The hearing of the Scottish application was adjourned twice before being refused; Oliver didn't attend the hearing (CM 1 December 2005).

She believed the failure of the TC Aitken to again adjourn the hearing was a breach of her human rights.

She had wanted an adjournment because she was attending a hearing before the Independent Complaints Ombudsman on that day. The public inquiry was not a priority for her at the time, although Oliver said she would still like to hold licences in three Traffic Areas.

She claimed to have not attended the public inquiry because of solicitor's advice and because she "could not be bothered any more."

Concerning good repute. Oliver said she had been a transport manager for 10 years and had continued to run a vehicle as a partner of JW Swan.

She was also a respected chartered surveyor and highly professional.

The North Western TC's decision that Revilo Logistics and Oliver were not of good repute had been upheld by the tribunal and no appeal was made to the Court of Appeal in respect of that decision.


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