§ 36. Captain Viscount CURZONasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the action taken by the police and the Woburn bench for the technical infringement of regulations made by his Department in respect of the use of red or trade number plates; what are the regulations issued for the use of trade number plates; whether any special instructions have been sent to the police for their guidance in connection with technical breaches of such regulations; and, if so, what is their nature?
§ Mr. GOSLINGI have no information on the proceedings referred to in the first part of the question beyond what has happened in the public Press. I am sending 200 the Noble Lord for his information copies of the Road Vehicles (Trade Licences) Regulations, 1922, and of Circulars issued in connection with them.
§ Viscount CURZONIs the hon. Gentleman aware that, as a result of the action taken in this case, a motorist was fined £7 for giving an unemployed workman a lift? That is the result of the working of his Regulations. Cannot something be done about that?
§ Mr. GOSLINGWhen the Noble Lord has read the Regulations, perhaps he will show me where that comes in.
§ Viscount CURZONI know the Regulations quite well.