Court is to consider Muir licence appeal
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by Miles Brignall • Troubled Fife haulier Thomas Muir (Haulage) has failed in its attempt to resume trading by appealing to the Court of Session.
The company, whose Operator's Licence was revoked for the second time just before Christmas, asked the Court of Session if it could trade while it appealed against the revocation.
The court said it was unable grant a stay on a legal technicality because of a lack of information.
But it told Muir that it would re-examine the case once it is in a position to hear more substantive evidence as to why the authorities oppose the return of its 0-licence. This may happen later this week.
Until it lost its licence the company operated 50 vehicles and 18 trailers out of its depot in Kirkcaldy in Fife.
Scottish Deputy Traffic Commissioner Keith Water worth reheard the Muir case when it appealed before him against Scottish 'IC Michael Bett's decision to revoke its licence in May 1995.
Waterworth's public inquiry heard the firm had collected 53 immediate and 27 delayed prohibitions in the past five years with four convictions since the May revocation.
Despite hearing a plea from Muir that it had spent £450,000 on maintenance last year and an admission that it needed to change its approach, Waterworth again revoked the licence.