Bench Sympathil. in Records Cas
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I T seemed hard that when a.driver to carry out his duties the co employing him should have tc prosecution, declared Mr.. David bairn, defending, in a case before Green (London) magistrates last 1
Mr. Eairbairn was appearin Beautility Furniture, Ltd., of Road, Edmonton, who pleaded gu four summonses for failing to records of work to be kept by dri "My clients," he said, welcome any suggestion from the ----or from anybody—as to how th of offence could be stamped out."
Mr. Denis Hart. prosecuting, sa of the firm's vehicles was seen tra south on the A6 near Market borough at 7 p.m. on May 2. WI records were later -inspected by a examiner, they showed that the dr the vehicle had ceased work at 6 I Nottingham on that day.
Mr. Hart then detailed two instances, relating to July 9; r records and visual observation together implied that the vehic gone 153 miles in less than an hr Mr. Fairbairn said: "When th of thing occurs it is only to the arll of the driver and to the detriment company. If a driver cooks his it is clear he is doing it for h advantage or for some reason w personal to himself."
This was a case, he declared, in a very experienced transport it did everything in his power to to offences. "It would be morally to make this company pay a f something which they havedone thine in their power to prevent.''
Giving the defending compa absolute discharge on all foul monses on payment of £32 5s. 61 the chairman, Mr. J. B. Tome] "The Bench has considerable sy with the company who, we fee done everything administratively ticable to deal with this sort of