IMPORTANT " HOURS " CONVICTION QUASHED.
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The Justiciary Appeal Court, at Edinburgh. has quashed an " hours " conviction recorded against J. Jesner arid Sons, Ltd., 84, Lumphinnans Road, Lochgelly. As reported in The Commercial Motor, the concern was fined £150 on 55 charges of allowing drivers to work for longer than the statutory periods. The Court has awarded the appellant £5 5s. expenses.
The Lord Justice Clerk said that the Sheriff had taken into account the waiting periods in Glasgow when computing whether the number of permitted hours had been exceeded. He had, in so doing, proceeded on a misdirection which made it impossible for the conviction to stand. Lords Anderson and Murray concurred.
Lord Anderson said that when a driver was in a depot awaiting orders, he might not be resting, but the time was not spent in constructive driving and, therefore, should not be included.
Import and Export Values Rise in January.
Board of Trade returns for January. 1936, show that the value of imports of commercial vehicles, cars, chassis and accessories was £357,863, which is a big advance on the figure of £279,390 for January, 1935.
During the month, the value of the exports of complete commercial vehicles was £53,588, compared with £41,958 in January, 1935, but although the value increased fairly materially, the number of vehicles at 192 was fewer by three than in January, 1935, B20