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CROM November I, it will no longs be necessary for current records t be kept in respect of C licence vehicle of up to 16 cwt. unladen, operating with in five miles of their base. This is On of the provisions (Section 21) of the Roa Traffic Ad, 1962, which becomes effec tive on that date. Another is Sectio 20. under which proof by a licenc holder that he "used all due diligence to ensure that correct records were kei will constitute a good defence.
Until the latter clause was introduce in the new Act, employers had an absc lute liability in respect of the record kept by their drivers.
The records concession for small 1 licence vehicles is worded to cover an journey not exceeding five miles from th normal working base, and the work rest periods of a driver engaged in sue journeys. The concession is initially fa a period of two years only, but the A( makes provision for alterations in seop or period.