Scottish Haulier's Met. Licence Suspended
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ADELIBERATE and quite successful attempt to flout licensing laws was how the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. 1. R. Muir, last week described the actions of Scottish haulier James Kemp (Leslie) Ltd., who had been called before the Authority to answer allegations that vehicles, licensed in the Metropolitan Area, had been operated in breach of normal user.
Giving evidence, Mr. James Kemp, managing director, said that his company had taken over the shares of Dock and General Transport, which operated eight vehicles on A licence.
He understood that the normal user of the fleet was " general goods, Great Britain ", and it was not until 12 months ago that he learned the user was, in fact, . . London and Home Counties". Because of maintenance troubles, said Mr. Kemp, it was decided to maintain the vehicles in Scotland. This was done in Leslie, where the drivers' records were sent for administrative purposes. They were later returned to London. All the drivers Were Scots, he added.
Mr. Kemp agreed, when questioned by the LA, that he had obtained the grant of eight vehicles on A licence in the Scottish (Northern) area, which had not yet been taken up.
Mr. M. H. Jackson-Lipkin, for Kemp, suggested that as the company proposed to surrender the Metropolitan licence, in the circumstances a severe reprimand would suffice.
Suspending the licence for three months, Mr. Muir said that any action he took might be ineffective. But the suspension would be on record, and he proposed to send the papers, with the transcript, to the Scottish (Northern) LA.