A Spanish removals specialist that operated without a transport manager for five years, broke EU drivers' hours rules and ran vehicles in a dangerous condition, has had its O-licence revoked.
In a written decision, following a July public inquiry, Nick Jones, Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the West Midland Traffic Area disqualified Matthew Murray trading as Murray Harper from holding an O-licence for a five year period.
The business, which specialises in removals between the UK and Spain, was granted an international O-licence in 2006 for one vehicle and two trailers, with a UK address listed as Edgbaston, Birmingham.
However, a VOSA maintenance investigation discovered that no safety inspection records were available, there was no driver defect reporting system in place and no forward planner.
The authorised operating centre was not used and there was no maintenance contract in place.
Also, the PI was told there had not been a transport manager on the licence for about five years.
Tracy Love, VOSA Traffic Examiner (TE) said a lot of drivers’ hours were not accounted for and that the drivers were clearly working a lot more than the hours recorded.
Murray explained to Love that he and his business were totally based in Spain and was unaware of any issues with the vehicles.
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