DLA warns Frankland
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• A Lancashire haulier who operated illegally for 18 months because he failed to renew his 0-licence has been granted a new licence for 12 months only by North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Kenneth Birchall.
Rennie Frankland, trading as R Frankland & Son of Bamber Bridge, had applied for a new two-vehicle licence based at Higher Walton Mill, Higher Walton, at a Manchester public inquiry.
Department of Transport vehicle examiner Alan Singleton said that Frankland's previous licence had expired in February 1989 and the present application was not lodged until July 1990. One of the vehicles was kept at Rainhill. The other, despite objections from the local authority and the fact that the road had a 71 tonne weight limit, had been
kept at Frankiand's home address in Bartiber Bridge. The Higher Walton premises were leased to B&B Commercials as a repair garage although B&B had no authority to sublet the premises.
It was clear, said Singleton, that despite having no licence Frankland had continued to operate two lorries regardless.
In his defence, Frankland said that one vehicle was kept at the firm's premises and the other at a farm in Rainhill, and he had not realised the need to apply for two operating centres in such circumstances. The DLA pointed out that operating vehicles without authority was regarded as a very serious offence, Granting a licence for two vehicles based at High Walton, Birchall warned that if Frankland did not keep the vehicles there when not in use, he would be in serious trouble.