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T.R.T.A. Investigating Licence Endorsement
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THE Traders Road Transport Associa tion is now accumulating evidence to show how the driving licence endorsement and disqualification provisions introduced by the 1962 Road Traffic Act can work unfairly. The Association is interested in cases involving clear injustice to the individuals concerned. It quotes the example of a recent case in which all four partners of a firm owning a badly maintained vehicle were prosecuted separately with a view to having their driving licences endorsed. Because of the circumstances of the case they were found " not guilty" but the T.R.T.A. gives this as an example of what could happen with the law in its present form. The Association is also concerned to see whether an employer is in risk of losing his driving licence for an offence over which he has no control. This could happen when a vehicle developed a defect during its journey or where, contrary to instructions, "a vehicle was
unsafely loaded. o
The Association points out that it has yet to be seen whether in these and similar circumstances the courts will feel able to invoke " special reasons" for not endorsing the employer's driving licence or disqualifying him from driving.
Mercedes Spares Plan
TO improve its spare parts service to at
operors, Mercedes Benz (Great Britain) Ltd. is to introduce a novel me under
scheme which the operator will be able to hold up to £250 worth of spares on a sale-or-return basis. The aim is to reduce the chance of a vehicle being off the road.