A "Dangerous" bus company at Bristol Airport loses its license

An airport transfer bus operator who "routinely put members of the public at risk" has been seen removing his pbadenger permit.

Bristol-based Winford Parking and Rental Ltd used vehicles without good insurance or MOT and drivers used without the proper permits.

The report of an overwhelming traffic commissioner said that the "operator" must be stopped before someone is killed. "

Commissioner Kevin Rooney described the company's failures as "serious".

In a written judgment following a public inquiry last month, he stated that the director of the company, Dean Baldock "thought that he was above the law" and knew that the operation was "manifestly non-compliant".

"Members of the public are regularly endangered, which is compounded by the issue of invalidating insurance because drivers were not allowed to drive," Rooney said. .

He added that the company's customers were entitled to expect that the vehicle and drivers used to transfer them to and from Bristol Airport are safe, legal and properly insured. .

The company was presented to the traffic commissioner following an investigation by the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency).

Mr. Baldock and his co-director, Ryan Baldock, were also prevented from holding or obtaining a license for five years and three years, respectively.