96 offences, £356 fines
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• Fines totalling £230 with 30 ons. cost were imposed by Birmingham magistrate last week on Joseph Ash and Son Ltd. for 5 offences, including using a goods vehicI without a carrier's licence, failing to caus records to be kept and permitting an err ployee to exceed the permitted driving hour Six company drivers were fined a total ( £126 for 42 offences of failing to keep if cords and exceeding the permitted drivin hours. The company and drivers pleaded gui ty on all counts.
Mr. Geoffrey W. J. Davies, representing .0company and drivers, said that a new tram port manager had been appointed in 196 who, initially carrying out his duties well, ha recently shown some laxity in checking of lc sheets. This matter had, however, stirred L the company and everything_ possible wt going to be done to see that it did not happe again. But despite the number of offences was an isolated incident in the long history I the company.
The magistrates, in passing sentence, as they took a very serious view of the number I offences and the way in which the compar was being run.
Also at Birmingham magistrates' court la week Samuel Williams Transport Ltd, plead( guilty to four offences of permitting a driver • drive without 10 consecutive hours of rest at was fined a total of £20 with three guine; costs.
A company driver pleaded guilty to to offences of driving without 10 consecuti, hours of rest and was fined a total of £8.