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P CASE FIVE
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Haulier unable to comply loses a peal
AN OPERA I OR who traded under the 0-licence of a failed company has lost his appeal to the Transport Tribunal against the revocation of his international licence and the disqualification of his 0-licence.
Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Tim Hayden revoked the international licence for one vehicle and one trailer held by Stuart Griffiths, trading as Logistics and Supply Chain and disqualilied him from holding an 0-licence for 12 months.
The DTC also revoked the licences of the associated European Recruitment Consultants, trading as Logistics 8z Supply Chain Professionals and Alexander Lloyd Resources.
Griffiths admitted that he had failed to notify the Traffic Area Office of the liquidation of European Recruitment Consultants and accepted he had been wrong to continue operating under that company's licence after it had been liquidated.
He had also sought a licence for Alexander Lloyd Resources but that company never traded and never operated vehicles. Although he had a property in Sutton Scotney. his home address was in France. He was engaged on international refrigerated work, which was competitive. It had taken considerable effort to build the business up and as a result he had lost sight of the strict 0-licensing requirements.
The DTC revoked the licences after evidence of failure to properly maintain vehicles, failure to produce tachograph records when requested, and the use of an unauthorised operating centre. He also took account of the failure to notify the liquidation of European Recruitment Consultants and the continued use of vehicles under that licence following the liquidation.
in a written submission to the Tribunal, Griffiths said he wanted to retain the licence in his own name. There was a difference between running a company with 75 staff and numerous vehicles and operating as an owner-driver with one vehicle.
Dismissing Griffiths' appeal, the Tribunal said he had demonstrated in a variety of ways over a significant period that he was unable or unwilling to comply with the 0-licensing requirements.