Records Used as Time Sheets
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WHEN Messrs. William Bros., Station
Garage, Queensferry, and eight of their drivers appeared before Hawarden magistrates last week, they pleaded not guilty. to 70 summonses concerning alleged breaches of the drivers' hours regulations.
Prosecuting, Mr. Q. Ouseley-Smith said that the charges resulted from an examination of the firm's records by Mr. W. Colton, senior traffic inspector. Records had been used as lime sheets. and times of ceasing driving had no been synonymous with ceasing work.
The firm had explained that in some instances the records referred to Saturday work, when a weekly maintenance check was done, whenever possible outside normal working hours. Drivers had also included time spent in servicing and fuelling vehicles.
Mr. E. Jones, defending, said that there was no case where it could be suggested that there was any danger of driver fatigue. The drivers had taken their breaks.
The firm were fined a total of £13 on 23 summonses and the drivers £13 on 23 charges. Twenty-four summonses were dismissed, and an advocate's fee of £15 15s. was allowed. with 5s. costs.
U.T.A. TO EMPLOY DETECTIVES?
REPORTED plans of the Ulster JA. Transport Authority to recruit exRoyal Ulster Constabulary. men to tackle the problem presented by hauliers whose illegal work is believed to reduce the Authority's revenue by op to £300,000 a year, were criticized at Bangor Borough Council's meeting last week.
let a year, said Cllr. Halley, the U.T.A. had investigated 496 cases of alleged illegal carrying, but in only 164 of these had it been successful in the courts.
MERSEY TUNNEL CONTRACTS?
THE,Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee are to be asked to meet a joint delegation from Liverpool and Birkenhead Chambers of Commerce to discuss the introduction of monthly contracts for the following types of commercial vehicle: Vehicles under 2 tons unladen with driver; vehicles over 2 tons unladen with driver; vehicles over 2 tons unladen with driver and mate; vehicles and trailers including driver and attendant.
R.H.A. PENSION SCHEME
DEFORE the Road Haulage Associa tion finally agree on a model pension scheme suitable for adoption by hauliers, it is likely to be placed before the area committees. After that it will have to be ratified by the national executive and the national council. The national council are not due to meet again until the middle of M ay.