Less licence for Wingame
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• North Western Deputy LA John Levin told a director of Prescott-based Wingame that he was fortunate when he renewed the company's licence for a oneyear probationary period only. Levin renewed the licence for the 15 vehicles and 15 trailers in possession rather than the 17 vehicles and 17 trailers requested.
The company had been called before the DLA after being given nine prohibition notices during its 18 months of operation; a conviction for using a trailer which was given a prohibition which had not been reported to the LA; drivers' hours convictions against a number of its drivers; failures to notify a change of directors or the transfer of ownership of its vehicles; and its apparent setting itself out as a Continental haulier when it was only holding a national licence. Neil Consett said he had become a director of the company since the last hearing. The shares in Wingame and Belafont, which owned the vehicles, were held by his three daughters. The vehicles had been transferred to Beiafont, another family company, for tax reasons.
That company held the assets and leased them back at a nominal charge. Consett agreed that the
Licensing Authority had ruled that he was not of good repute in regard to a previous company and that he had been disqualified from acting as transport manager for four weeks. He said a major customer had "gone bust on them".