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4' Unnecessary Obstruction
I N the Queen's Bench Divisional Court last week a decision was given of interest to garage proprietors and operators of vehicles generally. The Court, presided over by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Parker, determined that a vehicle properly parked on a road, one side of which had been designated by the local authority as a parking area, could not cause an "unnecessary obstruction" within the meaning of the regulations made under the Road Traffic Act, 1960. It was immaterial what the motive of the driver was in leaving his vehicle within the designated parking area, for the purpose of judging whether an offence had been committed.
The Court therefore allowed the appeal by W. R. Anderson (Motors). Ltd., Stockport, against a conviction and fine of 40s, in the Stockport Magistrates Court for contravening Regulation 89 of the Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1955. which prohibits the causing of unnecessary obstruction. It was not disputed that this company had parked five cars on the side of the road designated as a parking area, and the managing director admitted that they had done so to make room for work to be done on other vehicles inside their garage.
Mr. Justice Slade, in delivering judgment, said that the garage had parked its five vehicles in a parking place designated and expressly authorized by the local authority for that purpose, thereby availing itself of the lawfully authorized facility. ROAD SIGNS COMMIT THE independent committee British road signs as a stet consistent signposting all country will start work soon, chairmanship of Sir Walter Mr. Marples said in the Con
would announce the names of members soon.