£100 Fine for Record Conspiracy T HE seriousness of failing to
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keep proper records of hours worked by drivers should be brought to the attention of all transport users, said Mr. Justice Diplock at Leeds Assizes last week, when imposing £100 fine, or three months' imprisonment upon Willie Metier, Putting Hill Farm, Denbydale.
Meller pleaded guilty to conspiring with Frank Moody, driver, to defeat the ends of justice by attempting to mislead the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, who was inquiring into whether an offence had been committed by the preparation of false driving records between July I and 31, 1956.
The offences came to light when two drivers who had been dismissed by Meller informed the Authority that the records were false.
Meller's appearance before the West Riding magistrates was reported in The Commercial Motor on January 25.
YORKS SUMMER SERVICES TO • BE EXTENDED
A N extension of the period of operation of summer express services will result from a proposal of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners to vary the con
ditions of •road service licences authorizing this type of operation.
The variation will allow operators to carry on the inward journey passengers who have already been carried outward and wish to return within 15 days after the last date of tire period of operation at present specified on the licence.
The present period of operation is from the first Sunday in June to the last Saturday in September. The new period will be from the first Sunday in Juno to the last Saturday in September for outward journeys, and from the second Saturday in June to the second Saturday in October for return trips.
NO MORE FOR LIVESTOCK THE North Western Deputy Licensing Authority has refused an A licence for two vehicles and containers for the carriage of livestock to Messrs. Williams Bros., Trefnant, At the original hearing (The Commercial Motor, December 28, 1956) the firm had submitted that because of the closing of the British Road Services depot at Trefnant, the area had been deprived of livestock
vehicles. • Two of the six objectors said that some of their livestock vehicles were permanently idle. The Authority considered that there was no evidence of demand for additional facilities.
NEW RULES FOR TRACK-LAYERS TEW regulations governing the equip1 ment and use of track-laying vehicles come into force on April 1.
They are The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1957. The principal changes relate to driving mirrors and the hours during which vehicles must not stand on the off side of the road.