Failure To Notify Change Of Ownership Of Motor Truck

Wanganui Chronicle, 25 May 1948, Page 6

Failure To Notify Change Of Ownership Of Motor Truck

Failure to notify change of ownership of a motor truck resulted tn the Wanganui-Midland Transport Co., Ltd., and the former owner of rhe vehicle, George William Clifton, being prosecuted by the Transport Department in the Magistrate's Court, Wanganui, yesterday. • rhuugn both parties are responsible the purchaser should have been more eateiui, occause he must lake the responsibility for covering third parly risk," commented Mr. j. 1-1. Saunou, S.M., imposing a line ol £2, costs 10s, on Clifton, ior whom Mr. B. C. Haggitt appeared. Four charges were preferred against the company, which was lined £4 ior operating a truck without first obtaining a heavy traffic licence, £3 for operating the vehicle before an endorsed certiiicate of registration had been issued, £1 for not carrying a certificate 01 fitness and los for not carrying a goods service certiiicate, costs amounting to 10s in each case. Inspector W. Wilson, who prosecuted, said that Clifton sold the vehicle to the company in July, 1947, but the change in ownership was not notified to me deputy-registrar of motor vehicles. Clifton, who was very helpful when interviewed, said that he had made out the change of ownership and had passed al< the papers on to the company. “It is two months since the vehicle was stopped and the owner is still shown as Clifton," the inspector added. Mr. Haggitt submitted that it was quite clear that the company was at fault for not completing the formalities and it was news that the deputyregistrar of motor vehicles had not yet been notified about the change of ownership. He would endeavour to have this rectified immediately. Referring to the charges against the Wanganui-Midland Transport Co., Ltd., Inspector Wilson said that he stopped lhe truck on Anzac Parade on March 9, last. It was heavily laden, but no heavy traffic licence had been taken out, though a licence had oeen obtained for last September only. The fees for the present quarter, however, has since been paid. The truck had no certificate of fitness and was not carrying a vehicle authority as required by lhe regulations.