A South East operator was warned that future non-compliance with maintenance undertakings could result in further sanctions
In a written decision published in May, Eastern Area Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) John Baker found that regulatory action short of revocation was required following a public inquiry (PI). St Margarets Coaches Ltd is the holder of a standard national PCV licence, granted on 16 August 2022 and authorising eight vehicles. The directors of the company are Terry Spurling and Tindara Ruggeri. Alan Fairweather held the role of transport manager from the date of grant up until 12 April 2023, when he resigned. At the date of inquiry there was no designated transport manager in place to replace him.
When granted the licence had a condition attached that “Santo Marino will have no operational or management involvement with the operator licence PF2053250” and that “any involvement will be restricted to a financial injection to the company on the set up of the operation and the subsequent repayment of any amount lent. Any involvement other than the above must first be put to the Traffic Commissioner.“
A previous application for a licence by the current operator was refused at a public inquiry on the 26 January 2022; the reasons for refusal were stated as the need for checks to be made in relation to a proposed director, lack of financial standing, no nominated transport manager and issues over the suitability of the proposed operating centre.
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