Convict's wife applies for licence
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The wife of a Liverpool haulier who lost his
licence after being convicted of handling stolen trailers has had her bid for an Operator's Licence adjourned so she can prove she is not a "front" for her husband.
Rose Glanville, trading as Port Logistics UK. of Kirkby, had applied for a new national licence for six vehicles and 20 trailers before the North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell
A licence held by Mrs Glanville's estranged husband Joseph, who traded in the same name, was revoked in August after he had served a prison sentence for importing drugs and handling stolen trailers (CM14-20 Sept).
For Mrs Glanville, Paul Carless said that she had been the CPC holder on her estranged husband's licence. It was conceded that he would be carrying out some of the maintenance work but he would have nothing to do with the operation of the vehicles. Mrs Glanville had run the traffic side of Joseph's business and she was currently operating as a clearing house. "Joe Glanville is out of the picture," Carless added.
"I just want to have the opportunity to go along with this," said Mrs Glanville. "As you all know, my husband went down the wrong road and I did riot like the way it went. I just want a chance to make it on my own with three wagons. If I get this licence I have got to do it right." The three artics in her possession were stood in the yard arid had been for almost three months, she added, giving the TC a solemn assurance that the application was not a front for her husband. "I don't agree with what's gone on in his life and I just want to be on my own now," she said.
Questioned by the TC, Mrs Glanville agreed that cheques from customers were still being paid into a bank account in the name of Joseph Glanville, trading as Port Logistics UK.
'Rose Marie Glanville is not capable of engaging in sophisticated deception,' said Carless.
Adjourning the proceedings, the TC asked for financial documentation to show that there was a distinction between Mrs Glanville and her husband. "On the evidence I have heard so far I am not satisfied that this is a bone fide application," she concluded.