li.P. Vehicle in Licensing Case
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A DEFENCE submission that . the .rt vendor of a lorry under a hire
purchase agreement still regarded it as his property until fully paid for, and that a carrier's licence in his name still covered it, was made in a case before the stipendiary, Mr. Kenneth Wood, at Wolverhampton. last week. , The purchaser of the lorry, Albert George Hailey, Elston Hall Lane, Wolverhampton, pleaded got 'guilty to three summonses involving the-use of the vehicle. , . . .
Chief Inspector W. Williams alleged that after an accident in which Halley was involved with the lorry on June 1, it was found to carry a C licence issued in the name of T. Garner and Co., Ltd , 15; Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton. He said Halley stated that •this, concern was the previous owner, and was "attending to it.".
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This company, said the, chief inspector, informed the Licensing Authority ou June 2 of its intention to transfer the lorry. to Halley, to whom a contract A licence had since been issued. P.C. Walker said Halley told him that he had been the registered OWROT of the lorry since. April 7 this year. Since then, he had been a haulier on his own account, but 'working solely for Garner's, his previous employer. .
Mr. Thomas Garner, a director of .T. Garner. and Co., Ltd., said that as he was guarantor for the .hire-purchase agreement, he considered that the vehicle was his responsibility until paid for, although technically Halley was self-employed. He also took responsibility for dealings with the Licensing Authority.
Imposing a fine of EL the stipendiary said that he thought the offence was largely technical,