Banned drivers must give up hgv licence
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IT WAS NO excuse for holders of hgv driving licences to claim that they were not aware that they must be surrendered to the LA following disqualification from driving by magistrates.
Instructions to that effect were printed on the rear cover of the hgv licence and a great deal of publicity had been given by the trade press to the requirements to return the licence in such circumstances.
This was said by the Northern LA Bertram Fos t r after Carlisle lorry driver Anthony Bell had said he had not realised it was necessary to do so. Mr Bell (34) was seeking reconsideration of the LA's decision to refuse to renew his licence in the light of a six month disqualification from driving imposed after a speeding conviction in 1976.
In evidence Mr Bell said he had been driving hgv for 13 years and had only worked for two firms. He would suffer financially if he had to take a job other than driving. He produced a letter from his present employer supporting his application to renew his licence.
Granting renewal with a severe warning, Mr Foster said that he had taken account that Mr Bell's employer had troubled to write and point out Bell was a good worker and had never had an hgv driving accident. He also took into consideration that Mr Bell had managed to keep out of trouble for the last three years.