UNLICENSED CARS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 196, 2 August 1934, Page 9

UNLICENSED CARS

View on Double Convictions — By Telegraph— Press Association AUCKLAND, August .1. In a reserved judgment in the Magistrate’s Court it was held by Mr Wyvern Wilson. S.M,. that a person cannot be convicted on a charge of not paying the full amount of the third party risk insurance premium in addition to his being convicted on a enarge of using a motor vehicle without renewing the licence at the end of May. In Auckland the police have prosecuted and secured convictions on both these charges since 1929, and the question has arisen as to the position of those who have paid fines on the insurance charge. The validity of prosecution on botli charges instead of the one I relating to registration was questioned , for the first time !y Mr Spencer Mason j last week when he appeared on behalf , of a motorist. In giving judgment the Magistrate , said he considered that it was clear i from Section 5 of the Act relating to ■ insurance that insurance on a vehicle - was but an incident of registration. In his opinion Section 17 of the Act was not intended to impose a penalty additional to that for non registration. It was intended to apply where the vehicle ) had been re-licensed amt the insurance l premium paid and the vehicle was beI ing used outside of that class. The information in this case, and in 17 others that had been adjourned in respect to insurance, was dismissed. The information was also dismissed in six other cases wkieh were dealt with fol,owing the decision,