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Operator disqualified for five years and transport manager indefinitely after emulators discovered
Operator: Denise Maxwell trading as Knowle Transport
Matter: Drivers' hours law; O-licence law; maintenance arrangements
Area: West Midlands
TC: Nicholas Denton
A SOLIHULL-BASED haulier has lost its O-licence after being caught avoiding AdBlue use on numerous occasions, in the latest in a string of decisions against AdBlue evaders.
Denise Maxwell, trading as Knowle Transport, holds a standard national licence for 14 vehicles and four trailers. The transport manager was Paul Horsburgh.
West Midlands TC Nicholas Denton ruled last week that the firm would lose its O-licence, effective from 10 March. Both Maxwell and Horsburgh were also told that they had lost their good repute in a written decision of 7 February, which followed a public inquiry (PI).