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DTC considering credibility of applicant

9th April 2009, Page 26
9th April 2009
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APPARENT LINKS to two disgraced operators and suspected forged documents mean a Carlisle operator must wait to hear if his 0-licence application has been successful.

Applicant Nigel Springer had sought a new one-vehicle international licence before the North-Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner,Tom Macartney.

Springer initially failed to appear at a Leeds public inquiry (Application by absent haulier is rejected', CM 12 February) but the TC decided to rehear the case after Springer claimed he had received insufficient notice.

The TC believed there were apparent links to two disgraced operators, a possible phoenix application on behalf of Katharine Oliver and apparent forgery.

VOSA northern regional coordinating intelligence officer Tracy Collins said that a vehicle specified on a licence held by Springer in Scotland, which had lapsed, was registered in the name of JW Swan & Partners.

The vehicle was subsequently specified on the licence held by William Martin Oliver & Partners in February 2008.

Springer said he had been going to buy a truck from Martin Oliver. He agreed a deal and then applied for a licence.

However, the sale did not go through because he learned that the engine had been "chipped': which can affect the warranty. After the DTC said the writing in the application looked similar to Katharine Oliver's, Springer admitted that he had filled it in.

He knew Katharine Oliver after breaking in a horse for her, and agreed she had faxed papers to the Traffic Area Office for him and had helped with the paperwork. The DTC said the Oliver and Swan families were "notorious" in the transport industry.

After the DTC had said that on some of the correspondence Springer's signature was "widely different': Springer replied that his signature did vary on occasion.

The DTC will announce his decision in writing at a future date.


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