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No insurance—so others used licences

4th November 1966
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A SOUTH Gloucestershire haulier operated

vehicles without regard to the declared normal user and the licences issued had not been used by the company concerned. This was the view of Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, Western Licensing Authority, when he called before him Carrybrac Haulage Ltd., of Stoke Gifford, in Bristol last week to consider giving a direction under Section 178 or 177.

The LA said Carrybrac Haulage held a carrier's licence for two vehicles which had never been used by Carrybrac.

Mr. John Drew, a director of the company, said: "We were only able to hire vehicles that would be insured by other people. We found it impossible to hire vehicles on an ordinary rental basis."

The LA: "Assuming that is all correct, it means that you cannot get cover to entitle you to operate lawfully as a haulier holding a haulier's licence. If I grant a licence to Jones, and Jones never uses the vehicle at all under the licence, but Smith, Brown and Robinson use vehicles from time to time using the licence discs I have issued to Jones, it is clear it has not been used under the licence at all. If anyone wants a licence they should come to me and not to you."

Mr. Samuel-Gibbon said a letter from his office to Mr. Drew six months previously asking for explanations of normal user irregularities, had never been answered. Mr. Drew: "We lost a lot of our records in a fire. It has been difficult for us."

Mr. Samuel-Gibbon said it was the clearest possible case of non-user of a licence. He revoked the licence under Section 178, but granted a stay of decision until November 3 after Mr. Drew gave notice of intention of appeal.

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