A bankrupt haulier has been disqualified for 18 months after he encouraged his former stepdaughter to apply for an O-licence as a front for him.
Sean Mullins, who traded as Sean Mullins Transport, attempted to avoid the effect the revocation of his O-licence would have on his business by persuading Kerry Mullins to make an application as a sole trader and replace him as a director of a limited company.
A public inquiry in August, which Sean Mullins did not attend, was told that he was declared bankrupt in January but failed to tell West Midlands traffic commissioner TC Nick Jones.
Kerry Mullins told the hearing that she agreed to apply for an O-licence, which was to trade under the name of Mullins Transport, despite not having a…
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