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Disc-Lender loses revocation appeal
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LEAMINGTON SPA-BASED Manjit Singh, who lent an 0-licence disc to his best friend, has lost his appeal against the revocation of his two-vehicle licence. However, the Transport Tribunal has quashed his disqualification from holding an 0-licence for three years. Singh, who traded as Manjit Haulage, had been called before Eastern Deputy Traffic Commissioner Christopher Heaps after being convicted by the Daventry Magistrates for lending an 0-licence disc to another person with intent to deceive, for which he was fined £4,000. Singh told the DTC that the disc had been lent to his best friend Zora Singh Tatla. He did not know the meaning of the expression "not transferable" endorsed on the back of the licence. He believed that Tatla had an 0-licence but had insufficient financial resources for an extra vehicle. The vehicle belonged to Tatla and he had not received any money for lending him the disc and specifying the vehicle on his licence. He had no intention to deceive in lending the disc. The Tribunal said that the loss of repute and licence revocation were deserved, despite the fact that Singh obtained no financial gain from an act that apparently was intended to only help a friend. However, the Tribunal was of the view that the disqualification was unnecessary and excessive: Singh posed no road safety risk and should have been given more credit for his previous good record than the DTC allowed.