Company Clea red of Charges
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H. SPARSHATT AND SONS, LTD., J. body builders, engineers and repairers, of London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, were cleared last week at Godalming County Magistrates Court. of using a general trade plate for an unlawful purpose and of using a vehicle without an excise licence. The company pleaded not guilty to both charges.
The crux of the case was whether a refrigerated container on the back of a lorry driven under the coropany's trade plates was part of the vehicle body Di whether it was equipment being carried.
Mr. F. W, Beeton, for Surrey County Council, said that the vehicle being used under the trade licence could only be used in connection with the business. The repairing of refrigerator units. he claimed, was an ancillary part of Sparshatt's business and they should not have allowed the use of the vehicle for conveying refrigerated equipment.
Mr. C. K. Eyers, works manager of Sparshatt, said that the refrigerated container was housed in the main body and was part of the vehicle. Sparshatt claimed that the holder of a licence could use a vehicle for any purpose connected with the business, which was manufacturing, repairing or dealing in mechanically propelled vehicles. When the refrigerated container in this case had been brought in for repairs, the company had dealt with part of the vehicle, which was not refrigeration work as such.