aence Lost After "Trafficking
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IE B licence of a haulier of Trio-don Grange, County Durham, was ked by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, therm Licensing Authority, at kton-on-Tees last week for what he ribed as "trafficking in a licence out a vehicle or a business."
R. Cunningham had been called to cause why the licence should not oked or suspended. He said that in iher. 1958, he was approached by a IcAllon, who told him that he had sposal a B licence iSsued to Mr. Docking, Birtley. Mr. Cunningham -tat he knew that the vehicle had aid up, but agreed to pay 1150 for ence. Mr. McAllon took £100 to debt owed to him by Mr. Docking, re remaining £50 cancelled a debt by Mr. McAllon to himself.
added that one of his own vehicles serated under Mr. Docking's licence ur months. and in April, 1959, the Idaulage Association were instructed ke a take-over application.
then got Mr. Docking to sign an lent. But as he was unable to obtain letters or figures, letters were put in from one of his own customers and a Glasgow haulier, purporting to be a customer of Mr. Docking. He made up figures by working from Mr. Docking's old drivers' records and altering the dates.
Questioned by Mr. Hanlon, he agreed that the vehicle shown on the take-over application had been his all along, and had never carried for Mr. Docking's customers. Mr. J. Croft, for Mr. Cunningham, submitted that it could not be denied that there had been a false statement, but his client had parted with £150 in the belief that he was gaining something. There had been no deliberate attempt at fraud.
Mr. Hanlon said the figures were false from beginning to end and the agreement for sale showed a vehicle actually belonging to Mr. Cunningham. Inquiries showed that Mr. Docking's vehicles had been off the road since July, 1958. Mr. Cunningham had been trafficking in a licence without a vehicle or a business and the money appeared to have been paid to a third party.