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LA calls for tax proof
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• Despite allowing international haulier Adrian Taylor to change his operating centre, subject to a number of environmental conditions, West Midland Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh has given him until 12 April to prove that his vehicles are properly taxed.
Taylor, who holds a licence authorising six vehicles and trailers, had applied to move his operating centre to the Wyrley Freight Depot, Great Wyrley, and nine local residents had obejcted.
Taylor explained that his vehicles had no connection with a warehousing operation on the same site, and that they were away from base for one or two weeks at a time. Mervyn Pugh granted the application, imposing conditions on when vehicles could enter and leave the premises and when maintenance could be carried out.
The LA was also considering taking disciplinary action in the light of 46 convictions recorded against Taylor since 1984, the majority for operating vehicles when a higher rate of excise duty was payable.
Taylor said his main aim was to keep his vehicles operating on the Continent, and that they never ran loaded in England, although he did admit that return loads of fruit from Spain were delivered to British markets. He said that he did not know how much back duty was still due, and admitted that four further prosecutions were pending.
Taylor gave an assurance that in future vehicle excise duty would be paid in full as and when it was due.
Mervyn Pugh warned that if Taylor was convicted of another such offence after the pending prosecutions had been dealt with, it would be the end of his licence. He said that he did not want to stop what was obviously a flourishing business, but Taylor had to comply with the law. He would not allow Taylor to have vehicles on the road that were not taxed.