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SOUTHERN BRITISH R( Services, part of the Natio Freight Corporation, failed Tuesday in a High Court bk challenge a £50 fine impo by Maidstone Magistrates using a vehicle with defect brakes.
An application for leave apply for an order requir the magistrates to state writing their reasons imposing a fine was dismis by the Queen's Bench E isional Court "Stating a ca in the first step in appealinf a point of law from a la court.
Southern's counsel t Lord Widgery (Lord Cl Justice), Lord Justice Evel( and Mr Justice Woolf t although the offence was absolute offence, the mai rates had discretion whet to impose a penalty.
The organisation open hundreds of vehicles an was of "enormous" imp ance not to have fines on t record. Lord Widgery said court was of the opinion the case raised no argu point of law.