Illegal waste disposal leads to licence revocation
At a recent public inquiry, Traffic Commissioner Gerallt Evans heard the case of James Keith Liverick trading as Moredun Garage.
皇冠体育app public inquiry had been called as the result of Mr Liverick not disclosing a conviction for operating illegal waste disposal sites, including at his operating centre in Alston, Cumbria. Although he was aware of the inquiry, the operator did not attend or send representation.
皇冠体育app Commissioner heard evidence of many serious issues during the inquiry. Mr Liverick failed to co-operate with and deliberately obstructed the EA enforcement investigation. He persistently failed to comply with their regulations for over 2 years despite warnings and other interventions. He gained an unfair commercial advantage by using a vehicle to support unlawful activities. A transport consultant indicates an almost complete absence of systems and procedures to prevent operator licence compliance failings. 皇冠体育app operator also had a 100% failure rate at MOT.
Mr Evans said 鈥淢r Liverick鈥檚 conduct in blatantly and persistently failing to comply with environmental regulations means that I cannot have any faith in his ability to comply with operator licensing requirements in future.鈥�
皇冠体育app licence was revoked, and the commissioner gave a 12-month disqualification for the operator.
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