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Brothers Jailed for £14,000 Lorry Hauls
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TWO brothers were alleged by Mr. Paul Wrightson, prosecuting, at the Old 1 Bailey last Friday, to have evolved a system for defrauding manufacturers by posing as genuine transport contractors.
Geoffrey Michael Ruff, 23, haulage contractor, of no fixed address, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing loads of timber, rubber boots, fluorescent and Tungsten lamps and cases of blackcurrants to a total value of about £2,333. He asked for 15 other similar offences involving £12,105 to be taken into account His brother, William Edward Ruff, 30, also a haulage contractor, of Manor Road, Stoke Newington, N.1, found guilty on three charges of stealing 450 boxes of sultanas worth £900, 48 cartons of rubber boots, and lamps belonging to the General Electric Co., was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
Their cousin, Albert Ruff, 29, firewood dealer, of St. Pancras Way, St. Pancras, N.W.1, and Leslie Maroney, 26, driver. of Flaxon Terrace, King's Cross, N.1, who were also found guilty of stealing the rubber boots and the lamps, were each sentenced to three years' imprisonment, The jury were discharged from giving a verdict against Geoffrey and William Ruff alleging a conspiracy to steal goods entrusted to them, and against William and Albert Ruff and Maroney in respect of the load L of blackcurrants.
False Number Plates The brothers evolved a system for defrauding manufacturers by posing as genuine transport contractors when they were nothing of the kind, said Mr. Wrightson. After obtaining possession of goods for transport by road they stole them, They were assisted by Albert Ruff and Maroney, their lorry driver.
The brothers bought two lorries on hire-purchase and then obtained a number of false number plates and stolen road fund and carriers' licences, which were forged to correspond to them.
After goods were stolen, false number plates and licences would be taken off the vehicle and a start made again. The goods which formed the subject of the charges were collected from various firms in Lancashire.
AUSTIN GEAR-CHANGE ALTERED
THE AUSTIN 152 Omnivan to be exhibited next week at the Brussels Show (see pages 840-841) will have a new floor mounted gear change mechanism which replaces the steeringcolumn lever originally fitted. The remote mechanism is almost identical to that used on the recently introduced 10/12-cwt. van, but the gear lever itself has a slightly different shape.
This welcome modification applies also to the Morris versions of this vehicle, known as the 1.2 models. At the same time, the Austin Motor CO., Ltd., also announced that their official payload rating for this model had been increased from 15 cwt. to 16/18-cwt,, although this rating has actually been in effect for some months now.