Convictions were not declared RC Haulage holds a licence for four vehicles and five trailers.
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For the company, Paul Carless conceded that managing director Roger Spencer had been convicted of assaulting a police officer and a traffic warden, using an untaxed vehicle, deception, attempting to pervert the course of justice, fraud involving the benefits agency, drink-driving, and driving while disqualified.
South Wales Traffic Commissioner John Mervyn Pugh commented that if Spencer's convictions been declared in the company's application form, it was doubtful that it would have been granted a licence.
Maintaining that Spencer was now a reformed character, Carless said the offences looked worse than they were. Since the licence was granted the company's vehicles had all been properly maintained. They all had current test certificates and were properly taxed. Spencer had committed no offences as an HGV operator, Carless pointed out.
Suspending the licence, and adjourning the proceedings until the end of the month, Mervyn Pugh said he needed to know the full extent of Spencer's criminal record. He also required copies of the test certificates for the