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Forged permits blacklist

23rd December 1977
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dustry, and between industries, in 1945.

The factors to be taken into account were familiar: skill and 'effort required; degree of time and expense of training necessary; un social hours; agreeability or disagreeability of the job; social stigma or prestige. A BRITISH interna haulier was banned France for three dal week after a fc employee of the con was caught in Franc, a forged French pen Incotrans din designate Cy Gran] CM that the man caught with a f, printed permit in the of Incotrans — an company was put blacklist of abou companies by the authorities.

"We had two ; working on con)r us and listed on licence," , said Mr "One said that he ?en offered more and left the corn;0 we notified the y and even wrote to me Minister.

w this driver has night with a forged and later produced tns documents and d that he was still ig for the company. the French banned vehicles from the y.19 Incotrans had seven yehicles with their drivers arrested on the Swiss/ French border, another two running in Switzerland and another two running on French permits issued to another Incotrans group company in Germany and they are still running.

Mr Grann estimates that the incident cost the company around £10,000 in lost revenue — and not even the remaining trailers could be used on unaccompanied work be-' cause they carry the Incatrans name and will not be allowed into France.

"We'd be stark raving mad to run illegally," said Mr Grann. "We have plenty of permits and we just don't need to.

The company contacted the Department of Transport which fought to get it removed from the French blacklist. Incotrans has obtained a signed statement from the driver caught with the forged document exonerating Incotrans from all blame.

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Organisations: Department of Transport
People: Grann

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