Offence Not Known to Law O N the ground that the
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offence described in the informttion and conviction was not known to the law, an appeal against a conviction by Pwllheli magistrates Was'alloped by the Caernarvonshire Appeal ' Committee, last week.
The appellant was Kenneth Tatlock, 260 Holywell Road, Bolton, who was fined for driving a motor vehicle, at more than 30 m.p.h. and for dangerous driving.
For the appellant, Mr. P. Thomas said that the information stated: "A certain motor vehicle, to wit, a LandRover and trailer." Section 10 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, under which the case had been brought, related to "a motor vehicle."
There could be no doubt that a motorcar and trailer were two separate and distinct vehicles. The information must specify a motor vehicle and not try to put as a complete entity something which was twovehicles.
On behalf of the respondent, Deputy Chief Constable G. W. Roberts, it was contended that the words "and trailer" were only descriptive, pointing to the class within which the vehicle must fall so that, its permitted speed could be determined. A trailer could not be driven, so the words were not material.
AUXILIARY GEARBOX STANDARD
AN auxiliary gearbox with overdrivetop ratio of 0.86: 1(1:1.24) is now standard in the Morris-Commercial
5-ton oil-engined chassis. Hydrovac vacuum-assisted braking equipment is also to be installed. Both these innovations have been made without extra cost.
The Hydrovac unit is to he fitted as standard to the petrol-engined version, without an increase in price, but the auxiliary gearbox, 4,hich can be installed as a step-down or overdrive unit, is an extra.