Family tragedy
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saves 10 licence LIVERPOOL haulier Mr James Cameron nearly lost his application to renew his 0-licence after tragedy struck his family.
For after his father died, and his mother and himself fell ill, MT Cameron had to hand over his business to a manager, who had sole control for two years.
In the following 15 months, Cameron was convicted on seven charges of unauthorised use, six Excise licence offences, and of operating a .vehicle without the unladen weight being marked.
Further cases were pending concerning unauthorised use, an Excise offence and operating a trailer which had not been plated and tested.
But the North Western Licensing Authority, Mr R. G. Hutchings, 'allowed the application authorising five vehicles and five trailers, at Liverpool on January 16.
The offences had arisen through a vehicle which had been acquired to take up the margin on the licence, being unspecified 'because an application had not been lodged.
Mr Cameron said that it was an unfortunate period as he had never been in any trouble with the Licensing Authority.
He had ,personally assumed control of the business again just before Christmas. It was proposed to move into new premises, which would provide better accommodation, later this month.
Granting the application, but issuing a strong warning that any further transgression would lead to severe disciplinary action, Mr Hutchings said that but for the "unfortunate personal circumstances" he would have refused the application on the grounds that the applicant was not fit to hold a licence. Whatever the circumstances, the ultimate responsibility lay with the licence holder, he said.