Ipalling Record of Si!loth aulier
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public inquiry on •Tuesday. at kermotahe Cumberland, the A 3f Mr. W. L. Pattinson, of Silloth, oked by the Northern Licensing ty, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, who said ttinson had the right of appeal. Authority said that Pattinson's € operation was not as stated ly at Croft House, Silloth, but at !rinses of Templernan Haulage )f Carlby, Lincs, as a subtor. and under the terms of the man haulage licence.
Templeman premises were not a , house. Pattinson had not y used his vehicle in the Northern the purposes he declared and acre a number of convictions him.
et, continued Mr. Hanlon. he had palling record" as a haulage conhaving been convicted of driving at excessive speeds no fewer than es. At Workington, he was dis d for three years, which was to one year on appeal. But the suspension period he again L lorry and was sent to prison. ously. Pattinson had been lined or using a document on a vehicle with intent to deceive, together with four charges of unauthorized use. Before that he did exactly the same thing.. at Liverpool and was fined 135.
At Carlisle, in 1955, Pattinson was jailed for three months on two charges of contravening the Motor Vehicle Excise Act, added Mr. Hanlon, who was driven to conclude that Puffins= was not a fit and proper person to hold a licence.
In evidence, Pattinson said that if his licence was revoked he would be out of business: he had considerable debts and only the bankruptcy court would be left.
Pattinson's solicitor. Mr. T. H. Campbell-Wardlaw. submitted that only one of the convictions mentioned was relevant in law to that hearing. It related to speeding, on which Pattinson had already been substantially punished. submitted Mr. Campbell-Wardlaw.
There should not be punishment upon punishment. he added. His client's only permanent address • was Croft House, where he and his wife had lived for 17 years and to which he returned weekly.
Mr. Hanlon pointed out that, whether in favour or otherwise, he must consider the previous record and character of a person.