44 Charges Admitted to Magistrates
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OWNER of a Leicestershire haulage business, Mrs. Dorothy Irene Jackson, pleaded guilty at Leicester County Magistrates' Court this week to 22 charges of using a goods vehicle with no carrier's licence and 22 of using an identity certificate with intent to deceive. . Her husband, Mr. Harry Jackson, manager of the business, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting each offence.
On the first charge of using the vehicle without a carrier's licence, Mrs. Jackson was fined £5. Her husband was fined 15 for aiding and abetting. For using a document with intent to deceive on one occasion, each was fined ES.
On all other offences, the couple were granted an absolute discharge on the payment of 4s. Court costs in each ease and the advocate's fee of four guineas.
Prosecuting, Mr. John Bray said Mrs. Jackson's lorry was stopped for a check by an officer of the Licensing Authority. It was carrying an identity certificate relating to another vehicle. The driver said he was employed by Mrs. Jackson and knew nothing about the lorry bearing .a wrong certificate. A further check revealed that the lorry had been used on 22 dates during August for carrying goods to Northamptonshire while it was not licensed.
The certificates had been issued for, a lorry which had since been sold by Jacksons—and, alleged Mr. Bray, no steps had been taken to obtain a licence for the bigger vehicle which replaced the lorry.
c4 Mr. Harry Jackson, in a statement, said that in his ignorance he had transferred the licence from the old lorry to the new
One.
Mr. Ian McKinnell, defending, said the list of summons contained 88 items but only two offences were involved. Nanning that there was no intent to deceive, Mr. Mckinnell went on, "Proper records were kept for this vehicle. There was no question of pretending that this Vehicle was not on the road."