Hauliers to Sue the Police
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VHEN Wright Bros. (Wolverhampvv ton), Ltd., Crown Street, Waiverampton, were called . before the .lorthern Licensing Authority last week
show cause why the special A licence 3r one of their vehicles should not be evoked or suspended, Mr. Robert naith, transport manager, said that they rould be issuing a writ against the chief onstable of Wolverhampton, a contable and the town clerk.
The operating base of the vehicle oncerned had been given as 42 London :oad, Carlisle, and the question was tether the company had used this ddress, which was that of a guest house ccupied by Mrs. Catherine Atkinson. Ir. Snaith alleged that the vehicle, a oden articulated outfit, had been off le road since October, 1955, because its xcise licence and carrier's licence disc ad been "illegally" taken by the rolverhampton police and not returned.
Mr. E. Fraser, traffic examiner, said tat he had interviewed Mrs. Atkinson January and August this year. She itered for transport drivers and stated that none of Wright's drivers had stayed with her since January. She had received a letter from the company in October, 1955, explaining that the vehicle was under repair and that when it was serviceable it would go up to Carlisle. In the meantime, she was asked to forward any letters.
Mr. Snaith said that the company had used the London Road base, and still intended to do so, when the vehicle was on the road again. The vehicle had been out of service since it was towed back to Wolverhampton after a breakdown.
On October 15 last year, Mr. Snaith said, a Wolverhampton police constable entered the company's property and removed the licences without the company's knowledge or consent. He produced an affidavit, stated to have been sworn by a former driver of the company, that the driver and the constable had "conspired together to frame the charges."
The Autlaarity reserved his decision.