104 Licence Charges Bring £260 Fines
Page 37
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
FI-NES totalling £260 were imposed at Ripley, Derby., last week, on a Manchester haulage concern who were accused of 104 offences connected with the licensing of their lorries. W. Pennington (Manchester), Ltd., Pink Bank Lane, admitted all the charges and were ordered to pay £15 15s. advocate's fee.
Mr. R. S. Whitby, prosecuting for the East Midland Licensing Authority, alleged that the company had committed 65 offences by failing to conform to the normal user of an A licence. They were permitted to carry chemicals from Manchester to the Ripley area, but had backloaded with coal, which was not allowed by the licence.
There were also 27 B-licence offences. Lorries which were restricted to a 20-mile radius of Manchester had been operated to the East Midlands. In the remaining 12 cases, the company had earned £600 by carrying goods on unlicensed vehicles. This was an evil the Licensing Authorities were trying to stamp out.
Mr. B. A. Farrer, defending, said the partners in the concern were ignorant Of what was being done. The law had not been deliberately flouted despite the fact that there were 104 summonses.
CUSTOMER WITNESSES NOT NECESSARY
TWO customer witnesses who were ready to support Lep Transport. Ltd., Goole, in their application for a collection and delivery van, were told last week by Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, that their evidence would not be necessary. He granted a B licence for the van to work within 20 miles of Bradford and to and from Ringway Airport.
Mr. P. E. Kenny, for Lep Transport, said all the collection and delivery work was being done by a large platform lorry on special-A licence. It was overworked. and the 35-cwt. van would prove more suitable for air freight consisting of small parcels.