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Finances are insufficient to maintain fleet
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TWO DIRECTORS of a company that was found to have insufficient finances to maintain its fleet have been disqualified indefinitely from holding an 0-licence. One of the directors had an undisclosed conviction for stealing a container, for which he had been jailed.
In addition, the licence for 10 vehicles and 10 trailers held by Tilbury, Essex-based Ross Roadways SMM was revoked by Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps, who found that it had lost its repute. The DTC said John Ross was the sole director when the licence was granted in 2006. He resigned on 30 Apri12007 but was reappointed on 1 January 2008. Between 1 January 2007 and 30 September 2007 David Lench had also been a director.
Traffic examiners gave evidence that vehicles had been operated from unauthorised sites at Ipswich and Capel St Mary, Suffolk. The company's transport manager had been Paul Kingsbury but the Traffic Area Office was advised in July 2007 that he was no longer employed by the company. Timothy Singh was proposed as the new transport manager but he was not a CPC holder.
In February, Ross said he would act as transport manager, but declined to complete the necessary documentation, as he did not want to be linked with affairs that had occurred while he had no connection with the company.
While a director of the company, Lench was convicted of two counts of theft involving a container, sentenced to 17 months in prison and fined £9,600. Those convictions were not reported to the TC's office. When interviewed in February, Lench had said he owned the company.
The DTC said financial evidence showed that the company had no overdraft facility and an average account balance over three months of £2,000. The sum required to support 10 vehicles was £36,800.
He noted that the company appeared not to have a director between Lench's resignation and the reappointment of Ross, and that Lench had resigned within 10 days of receiving a letter from Vasa requesting details of the convictions.