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proprietor was Y summoned at Watford last week r carrying passengers back from acton-on-Sea on a date later than that I which they were taken down, wherehe was permitted to run only day cursions, his defending solicitor caded that it was not negligence not inquire of booking passengers when .v intended to return.
Ernest George Hewitt, trading as the emier Omnibus Co., Ltd., 103, teen's Avenue, Watford, pleaded not illy to failing to comply with the nditions of his road service licence by rrying passengers from Clacton to atford on Septeinber 13, 1952, who had not travelled outward that day. He was fined £10 with £6 8f. costs.
Police Insp. Bishop recounted a number of previous offences by the defendant, and Mr. P. J. Maggs, a traffic inspector of the Ministry of Transport, said that when he examined, passengers' tickets at Clacton he found that nine people had separately dated tickets for the outward and return journeys.
Mr. P. B. Showan, for the defendant, said that the concern had referred customers to other operators when asked for period return fares.