PETROL LAW BREACH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1941, Page 6

PETROL LAW BREACH.

COUPONS NOT RETURNED

(O.C.i I K AROIIA, this day. failure to return petrol coupons after lie had disposed of ]iis ear cost Colin George Harrison £1 ninl costs in tlio Te Arolia Magistrate's Court, before Mr. \V. JI. Freeman, S.M. C onstnlile. Monsou. who prosecuted, said Harrison lind bought a car on timc.payment from a local dealer. These payments, however, were not kept up and the ear was taken hack. Defendant was itsked for tlie petrol coupons but stated he did not have them on him at the time but would post them. Thie was not done. The Clerk of the Court rend a statement from defendant, who stated lie always kept the coupons in a pocket of the car. However, the car was searched by the dealer nfter it had been resold, but lie was unable to locate them. "This case appears to he the first of its kind.' commented 'the magistrate, who pointed out that it was not commonly known that it was the owner's responsibility to give petrol coupons to the person to whom he had disposed of his car.