Jenks Loses Appeal on Licence Penalties
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THE Transport Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed appeals by two Stoke-onTrent road haulage firms—both controlled by Mr. Jack Jenks, of Longport-against decisions by the W. Midland L.A. in July the L.A. curtailed an A licence held by Mr. Jenks by removing one
vehicle: suspended the licence of another vehicle for nine months and deferred for three months the renewal of a third.
This decision was taken after Mr. Jenks had paid £1,029 in fines and costs following his conviction in May for 126 offences —seven relating to the unauthorized use of vehicles, 78 to drivers' excessive hours and 41 to failure to keep proper records.
Mr. J. Edward Jones, who appeared for John Jenks and John and Joyce Jenks {trading as Johnson Transport), submitted that in view of the large fines and costs, the decision of the L.A. had been too severe; at the time of the offences Jenks had been overworking.
The Tribunal's president, Mr. G. D. Squibb, said that the unauthorized use had accounted for 40 per cent of the outward carriage of the vehicles involved. Mr. Jenks' explanation that this was due to pressure from his customers was regarded as unsatisfactory by the Authority and the Tribunal concurred.