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Family in trouble
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El Three licences held by a Leicestershire family have been prematurely terminated so as to expire on November 30 and a fourth has been revoked following a public enquiry before Eastern Licensing Authority John Mervyn-Pugh.
A history of prohibition notices, convictions and the non-payment of road tax led to the appearance before the LA of Edward O'Neil, trading as J & E Transport with a licence for 14 vehicles and 12 trailers, his wife Susan with a licence for two vehicles and trailers and Alice O'Neil, trading as P & A O'Neil Haulage with a licence for five vehicles and three trailers, all of whom operate out of the same operating centre at Earl Shilton. The company's licence was revoked on the under
standing a fresh application would be made to amalgamate it with the licence held by Alice, whose licence was cut to seven vehicles and six trailers. Edward O'Neil's licence was cut to seven vehicles and five trailers.
For the O'Neils, Graham Buchanan said that it was conceded that they had "driven a 32 Wittier through the transport legislation" after they got into financial difficulties.
Evidence was given by the O'Neil Accountant that the businesses were now on a better footing and that the various fines, back duty and outstanding VAT was being paid off.
Mervyn-Pugh said that their record was by far the worst that he had seen since he had become a licensing authority. It was quite appalling that there should have been so many immediate prohibitions and those being put on Edward O'Neil's vehicles over the years were too numerous to relate. The amount of unpaid road tax was horrific. The O'Neils had really been their own tax authority and licensing authority and had plodded on regardless. Many people would say that the licences ought to be revoked and he was laying himself open to criticism by giving the O'Neils another chance.
He required that each vehicle and trailer be inspected every seven daysby an outside agency, that a flow chart be prepared and that a letter be given to drivers saying their jobs were on the line. If there were any further prohibitions or summonses before the end of November the licences would not be renewed.