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Firm disqualified after loan of 0-licence
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A NON-OPERATIONAL company that allowed its licence to be used by another operator has had its licence revoked. In addition, Lomas Transport of Aintree. Liverpool, and its sole director Peter Sweeney have been disqualified from holding or obtaining an 0-licence in any Traffic Area for 12 months.
The Aintree operation held a licence for eight vehicles and eight trailers. North-Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell said that the operator of the vehicles specified on the licence was no longer Lomas Transport. but was Northern Highways and/or Orion Heavy Logistics. Neither had a transport manager and the change of operator was not notified.
Both Lomas Transport and the entities Northern High ways and/or Orion Heavy Logistics knew they could not satisfy the requirements of the 0-licensing regime and therefore chose not to notify her of the change. When Vosa conducted a maintenance investigation, the operator failed to tell them the true position.
It was admitted that the vehicles had been operated illegally and that the Lomas licence had been used to hoodwink finance companies Paccar Finance and Alliance and Leicester into thinking there was a legitimate 0-licence.
She had been asked to delay the revocation order to enable a fresh licence application to be made. However, she saw no reason why she should exercise her discretion and give legitimacy to what was a wholly illegal operation.
The TC indicated that Paccar Finance and Alliance and Leicester would be notified of her decision and the admissions that had been made with regard to the 0-licence.