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Tipper Licences Could be in Jeopardy
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"TIPPER operators, particularly I those based in the Metropolitan traffic area, will do well to heed the warning given recently by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, through his deputy, Mr. C. J. Macdonald (" The Commercial Motor ", August 14) concerning the unauthorized dumping of rubbish on cleared sites, waste land, etc.
Whilst the Authority quite correctly pointed out that he could revoke a licence, or suspend vehicles therein, for such breaches of the law—it is a matter for the police; after all—he said that he would not hesitate to exercise his discretion, under section 174(4)(b) of the 196(1 Act, when considering applications for A and B licences.
What does this mean? Section I74(4)(b) is commonly known as the " previous conduct" section. In lay terms it gives a Licensing Authority the power, when considering applications for A or B licences, in exercising his discretion, to have regard to, among other things, "the previous conduct of the applicant in the capacity of a carrier of goods."
Prosecutions Recorded
Successful prosecutions against hauliers are recorded in a haulier's file in the offices of the Licensing Authority. Any Metropolitan licence holder who has been proved to have committed, or caused to be committed offences of this nature, will find, when he applies to renew his licence, or licences, that the matter will be taken into consideration. Persistent offenders could be considered, not to be fit persons to hold carriers' licences.
So. tipper men, be warned.