B&K O-licence revoked for lack of transport manager

Llandudno-based haulage company B&K Transport had its O-licence revoked after it was found to have operated without a transport manager for more than three years.

In a written decision following an October 2011 public inquiry, Lester Maddrell, Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) for Wales, also described boss Bryn Roberts as a “not very sophisticated individual”, and said he had lost his repute.

The inquiry was told how in June 2008, the relationship between Roberts and his original transport manager Gwyn Jones broke down and the pair went their separate ways.

Roberts took no steps to replace him until the end of 2009, when he appointed Sian Hession as a second transport manager. However, he never asked her to carry out any duties and she received no payment. 

In an interview with a VOSA traffic examiner in January 2011, Roberts said Hession had been the CPC holder and transport manager on the licence for about three years.

He later admitted this was an attempt to fool the examiner about the position over his transport manager.

Both Jones and Hession remained listed as transport managers until just before the October 2011 inquiry, at which point they each sent letters of resignation.