C-licensee in Court on Hours Charges
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FOUND guilty on two charges of failing to keep records of hours worked, John Oliver Foulds, Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood, was fined a total of £10 by Fleetwood magistrates last week. .Albert Foulds, Victoria Street, Fleetwood, a C-licence holder, was also fined £5 for failing to keep records.
The magistrates dismissed a summons against John Oliver Foulds for driving a vehicle for a continuous period of more than five and a half hours. Be pleaded not guilty. They also dismissed a summons against Albert Foulds which alleged that he permitted the offence. He also denied the offence. Advocate's fee of £5 5s. was also allowed against the defendants.
For the North Western Licensing Authority, Mr. Derek W. Fazackerley said that a lorry of Albert Foulds was seen in Garstang Road, Great Eccleston, at 7.42 p.m. on May. 10 while a "silent check" was being carried out by a traffic examiner. The records showed that John Oliver Foulds had finished work at 5 p.m.
John Oliver Foulds said that lie went to Great Eccleston to deliver a load of timber. The failure to record the trip was a lapse of memory. There was no one to check the entries. His father was at a council meeting.
Mr. Walter Clegg, defending, said that the defendants conducted a family business and were sorry for the failure to keep records.