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our Political Correspondent llovernment aim to have the I Traffic Bill ,through •the . Christmas, and into the s—where it facesa stiffer test the New Year.
eek, the Lords have been taking nittee stages of the Bill, which amendments are debated.
of the amendments were not on Tuesday, the first day of nittee stage. Lord Somers and ley had tabled a new Clause co give the Transp-ort Minister authority over the placing and I all road traffic signs . and , so as to ensure conformity ut the country by 1963.
rferrivale sought to add another use giving the Minister power lie the reintroduction of trolleylocal authorities.
)erwent had also tabled a new Proposing that the need to keep }e lifted in respect of vehicles eding a specified weight, used :firm and delivery or other local The Minister would have the sion in individual cases.
)rds Offences—Act P be Contested ?
automatic prosecution of a Ler when his driver is charged ng to keep current records may ;fed before a higher court, Mr. counsel for A. May Transport, Stepney, London, .hinted in Magistrates Court on Monday. company—who denied four es alleging that on four days in y failed to ensure that one of ers kept current work records— ad guilty on two of the offences magistrate, Mr. Donaldson a. and fined £20 on each.
ck told the magistrate that the is not employed in driving at lal time within the meaning of I Traffic Act. Similarly, conanother charge, the company t be liable for their employee's ise the driver had taken away vehicle without permission.
ing the fourth charge, the ad entered something on his t which was manifestly false. judgment, the magistrate said is the absolute duty of the comtake reasonable steps to ensure records were kept. He added.
consider these as being trivial BIG GUY ORDER rst big order for Guy Motors pc). Ltd., since it came under ars' control was announced this 'olverhampton Corporation have 50 Guy Arab double-deckers, lout 1150,000; this follows an 30 similar buses, now entering