Fowler 'broke law'
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• The use of a prohibited vehicle and the use of both his vehicles without valid test certificates has led to K J Fowler trading as Lancing Demolition having his licence revoked. He has also been banned from holding an operating licence for five years by South Eastern Licencing Authority Michael Turner.
Evidence was given that immediate prohibitions had been imposed on both vehicles and Fowler had later been seen using one of them. He was subsequently convicted of using a vehicle while prohibited, using both vehicles without test certificates and permitting an employee to commit the same offence.
The LA was told that Fowler had allowed maintenance to get behind because he had been unable to pay garage bills and that a cheque in payment of his licence fees had not been honoured.
Revoking the licence and banning Fowler, Brigadier Turner said that Fowler no longer met the requirement to be of good repute and of appropriate financial standing. He was not prepared to postpone the effect of his decision pending an appeal as the vehicles were a danger to the .public.
Fowler had shown flagrant disregard for the law,