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Second 0-licence application is rejeded
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WALSALL-BASED DC Haulage & Storage has lost its second bid for an 0-licence. Its initial application for a six-vehicle, two-trailer licence was refused by the then West Midland Traffic Commissioner David Dixon because of fraudulent bank statements and persistent illegal operation.That decision was upheld by the Transport Tribunal.
When a fresh application came before current TC Nick Jones he was told that five days after the previous public inquiry a vehicle belonging to the company had been impounded. Automatic number-platt recognition equipment showed that four vehicles hac been sighted on 19,53.57 and 70 occasions between 1 January and 14 August 2007.
In September a vehicle not displaying an 0-licence disc was stopped in a roadside check; its registerec keeper was DC Haulage & Storage (`TC reserve decision on licence bid following previous refusal' CM 13 December 2007).
The TC said there was very little to support the firm's assertions that it was acting lawfully. Howevei the evidence of unlawful operation was strong.
An important point was the clear indication fronDixon and the Transport Tribunal that the company should be granted a new licence if it could demonstrate compliance with the law.
The TC was satisfied that the reason for the company's inability to produce evidence of subcontracting arose from the fact that much of the haulage was not subcontracted. He concluded that it had continued to operate without an 0-licence.