Conviction as Reason
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For Application
ONE of the main reasons why he wanted to extend the conditions of his B licence in respect of two vehicles was that he had been recently convicted for operating outside his normal user, admitted Mr. C. Gordon, Sutherland Road, Longtown, at Hanley last Monday.
At the moment, he said, one of the vehicles in question was allowed to carry coal within seven miles of base and the other within 15 miles. He wanted them both to be authorized to carry coal within 35 miles.
Mr. J. Else, the West Midland Licensing Authority, suggested that the customer should use hired transport to carry coal within seven and 15 miles radius, and employ their own vehicles to go outside this allowance. He suggested that the only reason for the application was that the vehicles had been running to Shrewsbury which was outside their normal user, and Mr. Gordon agreed.
It was essential, continued Mr. Else, that the business should be properly organized, and there was no evidence to justify any increase in radius. In any event, the applicant had been convicted earlier this month and fined £105. This was not an encouraging background to a Licensing Authority, therefore he must refuse the application.