97. Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if he will include in the Bill which his Department is preparing for the further regulation of road traffic a Clause providing that where a motorist's licence is endorsed more than a limited number of times he shall be disqualified from holding one in future?
§ Colonel ASHLEYI do not think the suggestion of the hon. Member is the best means of effecting the object which he has in view. An endorsement on a motorist's driving licence can only result from a conviction in a Court of Law, and it is for the Court to decide whether the circumstances justify the suspension of the licence or the disqualification of the driver from holding any further licence for such time as the Court think fit. Ample powers for this purpose are bestowed by Section 4 of the Motor Car Act, 1903.