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Family firms too closely related for a new 0-licence
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Scottish Traffic Commssioner Michael Betts has denied a licence bid by MIL (Kilsyth) because it had too many links with McLanaghan Transport.
In September the IC revoked McLanaghan Transport's Operator's Licence for 21 vehicles and 24 trailers after the firm's second appearance in 18 months at disciplinary proceedings for drivers' hours and tachograph breaches. He also disqualified Matthew McLanaghan from holding an 0licence in any Traffic Area for a year MIL (Kilsyth) was seeking a licence for 10 vehicles and 12 trailers based at the same operating centre as McLanaghan.
The new company's directors were listed as Damian and Paul McLanaghanMatthew McLanaghan's sons.
Michael Whiteford, for the company, said that Matthew McLanaghan had always intended to hand on the business to his sons but the licence revocation had hastened that process. The sons were well aware of the previous failings of management and
had no intention of repeating them. Matthew McLanaghan would have no part in the management of the company
The company had also taken out a contract with the Freight Transport Association to check all the tachograph records and to give the drivers appropriate training.
Refusing the application, the TC said that there were too many links to the old licence: "I am not persuaded that this is really a new company or in any way truly separate from the previous company."
While he acknowledged he had often called for younger generations to be given a chance to take control, said the TO, that had to be seen in the context of a continuing business where there was often a need to train and bring on new management.