A Bolton company has won its bid for a new O-licence after further investigations called for by North Western Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell did not take place. Civil Construction (NW) Ltd had sought a new restricted licence authorising the operation of two vehicles from Windley Street, Bolton.
When the case first came before the TC she adjourned proceedings so that VOSA could visit the company to ascertain whether the two vehicles were parked up or had been operated by the company
or one of its directors, Anthony O'Neill. She also asked the Traffic Area Office staff to look into a licence held by operations manager Christopher Standring.
When the hearing resumed the TC said that had not been done and if TAO staff could not get it right how could she expect operators to? She still did not know whether the company had got it right or not. In granting the company's application, the TC apologised to O'Neill and Standring for the inconvenience of having to attend a second public inquiry when she did not have the information she wanted.
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