applications and decisions - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

OC1067051 R(6484)OC1055853 SN(6483)OC1085200 SI(6481)UK ACCESS SOLUTIONS LTDDirector(s): ROBERT BRYN JONES, JOHN FREEMAN, JAMESCOTTRELL.1 BILPORT LANE WEDNESBURY WS10 0NTRemoved operating centre: UNIT 2A LYNCASTLE ROAD, BARLEYCASTLELANE, APPLETON WARRINGTON WA4 4SNNew operating centre: UK ACCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED, FORWARDWORKS, BRIDGE LANE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON WA1 4BA ()New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 3 vehicle(s), 2 trailer(s)VINCE DREW HAULAGE LIMITEDDirector(s): VINCE FREDERICK DREW.96, RIPLEY ROAD, SAWMILLS, AMBERGATE BELPER DE56 2JQRemoved operating centre: J C BALLS AND SONS, MIDLAND INDUSTRIALESTATE, AMBERGATE BELPER, DERBYSHIRE, DE56 2HXNew operating centre: DEANS OF AMBERGATE, RIPLEY ROAD,AMBERGATE BELPER DE56 2EP ()New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 1 vehicle(s), 1 trailer(s)WESTRENT LTDSection 2.4 Variation Applications RefusedNo Entries♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦Section 3Schedule 4 ApplicationsSchedule 4 to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 allows, in certainsituations, the transfer of operating centres from one existing licence to either another existinglicence or as part of a new licence application. A range of qualifying criteria have to be met,with approval at the Traffic Commissioner’s discretion. An important consideration in theprocess is any environmental history relating to the subject operating centre or any potentiallyadverse environmental impact resulting from the transfer. Legislation prevents any statutoryobjection against the Schedule 4 element of an application.New Applications (Section 3.1): where the Traffic Commissioner has given a direction thatthe provisions of paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 shall apply, objections may only be lodgedagainst the published application under Section 12(1) (a) of the 1995 Act, disregarding thesuitability of the operating centre for use as such by the applicant as set out in Section 13(5)(d) of the Act;Variation applications (Section 3.2): where the Traffic Commissioner has given a directionthat the provisions of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 shall apply, objections may again only belodged against the published application under Section 12(1)(a) of the 1995 Act unless thattransfer can be accommodated without any overall increase in the existing overallvehicle/trailer authorisation on the receiving licence, in which case there is no statutoryrequirement to publish details of that application. Section 3.3 does however detail any suchapplications in order that interested parties are made aware of changes to authorisedoperators at listed operating centresSection 3.1 New Applications Received27