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Pi CASE FOUR
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0-licence bid rejected over 'front' fears
A LICENCE bid by Poole-based FDS Haulage has been turned down because of suspicions that it was just a front for disqualified haulier Philip Pidgley, who had another business operating from the same address.
Fiona Harrington, the Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner, heard the application for eight vehicles and two trailers had been opposed by Dorset Police.
Last October, the DTC revoked the licence held by Ferndown Demolition & Salvage, of which Pidgley was the sole director, and disqualified Pidgley from holding an 0-licence for three years.
The DTC was told that although the company would act as a subcontractor to FDS Waste Services, Pidgley would not have any responsibility for the operation of the vehicles and would play no part in management.
Evidence was given that the registered office was the same as FDS Waste Services, a company associated with Pidgley.
The vehicles would be owned and insured by Pidgley and companies in the FDS Group were controlled by him.
One of the operating centres was owned by Pidgley and had previously been an operating centre for Ferndown Demolition & Salvage. The other operating centre was owned by Andrew Burridge, whose 0-licence had been revoked. Burridge had been convicted of lending his 0-licence to Ferndown Demolition & Salvage after that company's licence had been suspended, for which he was fined £2,200, with £414 costs.
The vehicles would continue to be operated in the FDS livery. Burridge was connected with PLC Commercials, which would be undertaking the maintenance and had maintained the Ferndown Demolition & Salvage vehicles.
The DTC said she was not satisfied Pidgley would have no involvement or influence in the management of the 0-licence. The arrangements between the FDS Group and the applicant company had not been negotiated on "arm's length" terms.
There was little, if any, apparent "clear blue water" between them.