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2nd February 1962
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AFIER a three-day hearing, Taunton magistrates last Saturday reserved their decisions in cases brought by the Ministry of Transport against a Taunton removal contractor and two of his company's drivers in connection with the keeping of driving records.

Douglas Fear, managing director of W. Fear and Sons, Ltd., originally faced 10 charges of uttering forged documents, but two of them were withdrawn.

Alan Arthur White, of Hilly Park, Norton Fitzwarren, had been accused on two charges of forging records, one of which was withdrawn, and on one charge of making a false statement. His brother, Melvyn Edward White, of Hilly Park, was originally accused of two offences of altering documents with intent to deceive, but one of the charges was withdrawn. He also faced a charge of making a false statement.

A Ministry of Transport traffic examiner, James Innis, had denied suggestions last Friday that he had threatened people he had interviewed in connection with the case. He was asked by Mr. C. Ingram Poole, defending Fear, about his visit to a Reverend Jamieson who was one of the concern's customers.

He agreed that Mrs. Jamieson had asked him to leave the house, but said she had not suggested that this was because he was threatening her husband.

Innis denied threatening other customers or telling them he would call in the police if they did not co-operate. He had not told anyone that if they did 'not sign statements they might be charged with obstructing the course of justice.

He agreed that a Complaint had been made through an M.P. to the Ministry of Transport about the manner in which he had interviewed people. He denied telling the White brothers "something nasty" would happen to them if they did not sign statements.

Mr. J. H. inskip, prosecuting, said all the charges concerned records.

An entry had been signed " F " or " T " Cross for a journey on May 3 and Counsel alleged that he was an imaginary .driver. On Friday a prosecution witness; Derek Anthony Cross, had said he did• not know anyone called T. or F. Cross.

• Questioned by Mr. Poole, Cross said he became a full-time employee of the company in June, but before that had occasionally driven lorries for them. He was known to his friends as Tony.

• On May 2-3 he went with Alan White, his brother-in-law, to Birmingham. White drove the lorry there and he, Cross, drove back with White as his passenger.

Mr. Poole: "So in spite of the prosecution's claim that no trace of Cross can be found, you do exist and you did drive back to Taunton on that day? "— Cross agreed that this was so.

Mr. Poole, for Fear, and Mr. L. H. Collins, defending the White brothers, both submitted there was no case to answer.

The magistrates fixed no date for their announcement of whether the defendants would stand trial.

EXPRESS APPLICATION

BARTON TRANSPORT, LTD., of Nottingham, have applied to the East Midland Traffic Commissioners to operate a new Saturday express passenger service between Nottingham and Barmouth (Merioneth). Adult fares would be 25s. single, 37s. 6d. return.


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