H.G.V. Drivers' Licences : Two Appeals
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JUDfiMENTS in two appeals against findings of the Northern Scotland Licensing Authority, upholding the Authority's decision in one case and revoking it in the other, have been issued by Sheriff Laing, of Aberdeen.
Mr. John Hutcheon, lorry driver, 15, Tullos Place, Aberdeen, appealed against the Authority's refusal to grant him a licence to drive a heavy goods vehicle. He claimed that the refusal was harsh and oppressive, and that it was necessary for him to hold a licence in order to earn his living. He asked the Court to order the Authority to issue the licence, or make such an order as it thought fit.
Refusing the appeal. Sheriff Laing said that the appellant's record was unfortunate. lie had 11 convictions for offences under the Road Traffic Acts and Motor Vehicles Regulations, four of which were for overloading and six for speeding. The refusal of the licence on the grouud of his record and conduct as a driver was not a penalty, but a protection for the public safety.
Mr. James G. Milne, lorry driver, 295, George Street, Aberdeen, appealed against the Licensing Authority's revocation, on September 21, of a licence to drive a heavy goods vehicle granted on May 22.
The Sheriff recalled the revocation and, in lieu of it, suspended the licence for a month. The appellant, he said, had been convicted of speeding in August and November, 1934, and in July, 1935. Revocation of his licence, however, was an excessively drastic penalty.