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How to operate

30th January 1997
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in the interim Anyone wishing to operate an LGV for hire or reward or in connection with his business with minimum delay must obtain an interim licence.

An application for an interim licence is made by letter to the Traffic Commissioner. It should always be accompanied by an application for a new licence or an application for a variation and should specify for how many vehicles authority is required. The Traffic Commissioner has absolute discretion whether to grant interims or not. You cannot appeal if he refuses—and he will refuse unless he is satisfied that you can satisfy all the requirements for having the additional vehicles.

You con expect to be refused interims if you have recent PG9s or convictions. Other grounds for refusing would be doubts about the suitability of the operating centre or doubts about your financial standing.

Put as much detail as you can in your application letter, particularly if you are to take on more staff, for example, to cope with maintenance or if you are obtaining additional finance. The more information you give to the Traffic Commissioner the more likely your application is to be dealt with sympathetically.

Don't forget that if you wish to use additional land as an operating centre you cannot do so until you have the Traffic Commissioner's consent. He can grant interim consent, and again the application should be by letter. If you operate without interim consent you will be committing a criminal offence which could affect your Operator's Licence.

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