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Cynicism over defence demay lead the Director of lic Prosecutions to seek a ntary bill of indictment nst Dow Freight Services, other companies and six
directors accused of the fraudulent use of vehicle registration marks and the forgery of road haulage permits and international journey sheets. (CM, March 1).
Dow Freight, Carl Burgess and Roger Dowsett are each accused of seven offences of the fraudulent use of vehicle registration marks, the forging of international permits and journey record sheets and allowing the misuse of permits.
John Dowsett is accused of five offences of fraudulent use of permits, journey record sheets and vehicles registration marks.
Leslie Trucking Ltd is accused of two offences of the fraudulent use of permits and forged journey sheets.
Philip Vernon is accused of three offences of using forged permits and his wife, Margaret Vernon, is accused of two similar offences.
Downman Commercial Vehicles and Graham Brooks are each accused of one offence of the fraudulent use of vehicle registration marks.
For the DPP, Julian Hall told Stockport magistrates the case had been adjourned previously for the defence to take counsel's advice.
The position is now the same as it was in February.
'The prosecution is getting very cynical, he said. It is the sixth time officers of the Thames Valley police had attended court and it could not go on.
He asked for an adjournment so that the DPP could seek a voluntary bill of indictment before a High Court Judge to get the case before the Crown Court, 'The magistrates adjourned the proceedings until June 9.