ONE-MAN HAULIER LOSES HIS LICENCE
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A MONKSEATON, Northumberland, oneman haulier, Mr. Henry Potts, 46, last week had his vehicle's B licence revoked by Northern LA Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon because it was said to be a danger to the public. The Section 178 revocation followed his conviction by Tynemouth magistrates in April for having a lorry with inefficient brakes and steering and dangerous parts.
Mr. Hanlon said that Mr. Potts had since appeared before Tynemouth magistrates on a charge of driving while under the influence of drink and his driving licence had been suspended for three years. "That may be the reason why he has not appeared here today."
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The evidence presented by Mrs. Heaps prompted the Tribunal to remark: "We have been faced with the task of sifting the relevant material from a farrago of defamatory matter which might have been worth thousands of pounds in damages had it not been uttered in the privileged precincts of a court of record."