"A Licence Cannot be Bought"—Magistrate
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HAULIERS should realize that they 'could not buy an A licence. Mr. R. Cleworth, Q.C., Stipendiary Magistrate, said at Leeds City Court, last week, when he imposed fines and costs totalling £225 on a director and his haulage company.
Harry Johnson, a director ot H and B. Johnson (Haulage), Ltd., Grape Street, Leeds, was fined £40 for aiding and abetting James William Bradley. clerk, Charles Avenue, Leeds, to make a false statement to obtain a variation of an A licence. He was ordered to pay £35 costs. Bradley was fined £5 for making the false statement.
Johnson was also fined £15 on each of five charges of aiding and abetting Harry Senior. Batley Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, to use a goods vehicle for the carriage of goods without a licence. Senior was fined £1 for using the vehicle without a licence, and given an absolute discharge on four similar summonses.
H. and B. Johnson (Haulage). Ltd., were fined £10 on each of six charges of using a vehicle without a licence. and were ordered to pay £15 costs.
All the defendants pleaded guilty.
SIMMS MAKE INERTIA STARTER
AN inertia starter for use with oil engines has been introduced by Simms Motor Units. Ltd. It is known as the Simms-Instart manual inertia starter and is designed to be fitted in place of the electric starter motor of an engine. It is operated by cranking, and when its flywheel reaches a certain speed a bell rings, which is the signal to move the engagement lever, thereby rotating the engine crankshaft.