Stoke haulier told to nay back duty
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• A Stoke on Trent haulier, John L Bailey, was ordered to pay fines, costs and back duty totalling 26,900.15 when he was convicted in his absence of a series of offences involving the operation of vehicles without excise licences and an 0-licence.
Bailey, of Talke, was accused of four offences of using vehicles without excise licences, two of making a false declaration to obtain an excise licence, one of the fraudulent use of an excise licence, two of using a vehicle without an operator's licence, one of using a vehicle without a certificate and one offence of overloading.
Prosecuting for the West Midland Traffic Area, Patrick McKnight told Kidsgrove magistrates that Bailey held an 0-licence authorising 11 vehicles.
On April 23 last year, an articulated outfit belonging to Bailey was seen in use on the approach to the Kingsway Tunnel at Wallasey.
No excise licence was in force and it was not authorised on the 0-licence.
On April 29, two further vehicles were seen in use, also on the approach to the Kingsway Tunnel. One was displaying an excise licence issued at the private light goods vehicle rate. Even that was invalid because the cheque in payment had been dis-honoured.
When that vehide was weighed it was found to be overloaded by almost three tonnes. The second vehicle was displaying no excise licence.
A fourth vehicle was seen in use at Stoke on Trent on June 11. Again there was no excise licence in force for that vehicle and it was also not authorised on the 0-licence.
When interviewed, Bailey had agreed that he held the 0-licence and was personally the user of the vehicles and not the two limited companie he was connected with B Br( (Tunstaff) Ltd and Cenroad Ltd.
The magistrates fined Bailey 23,790, ordering him pay back duty of £2,816.65 a prosecution costs of £293.50.