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Running international on a national licence results in revocation
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A COMPANY has lost its licence after chalking up 10 convictions in eight months, including running more vehicles than authorised on its licence and carrying out international operations on a national licence.
Norman and John Small, trading as JS Transport, of Burnham-on-Crouch, had a licence for six vehicles and four trailers.They appeared before South Eastern & Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps at an Eastbourne disciplinary inquiry.
The partners had repeatedly been convicted of carrying goods overseas on a standard licence; using vehicles without community authorisations; and operating more vehicles than they were authorised for.
The TC said he was also aware that the partners' vehicles had been stopped on three other occasions while on international journeys and had been reported on another three occasions for using more vehicles than were authorised.
Appearing for the partners, Tim Nesbitt said they had carried out international work because of the shortage of work in the UK. They had understood from a friend that it was possible to operate abroad on a national licence within 25km of the port of entry. Norman Small, who held a CPC under grandfather rights, had been unwell for a number of years and his absence in early 2004 was the reason the convictions were not reported to the TC.
John Small admitted that he had carried on operating internationally even when he knew they were not authorised to do so, but he said the use of unauthorised vehicles had been an oversight.
Revoking the licence, the TC said the partners had been convicted of no less than 10 serious road transport offences in the past eight months. Given the number of offences,their repetition and the fact some had been committed knowingly, the partners' conduct was such that they should be put out of business