Haulier was £10,000 in the red
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• The owner of a haulage firm told West Bromwich magistrates in a letter that his business was in financial trouble with debts of 210,000.
Martin Dowley of Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, said he had been forced to sell the lorry found to have a defective tachograph and no Operator's Licence. "My company was in the last week of trading—it was not making any money," he said. "The lorry has now been sold to pay my company debts, which amount to about £10,000."
Dowley said that when his truck was stopped at the M6 lorry park at Perry Barr, Birmingham on 20 February he was in the process of applying for an 0-licence because he had to re-apply after a change in his company address. Dowley was fined £200 for having a defective tachograph and £200 for having no 0-licence, with £65 costs. He admitted both offences.
Malcolm Seward, prosecuting for the Vehicle Inspectorate, said Dowley's 7.5-tonne truck had been carrying scrap gearboxes and cables when it was stopped.