TEST CASE
MOTOR-TRAILERS MUST BE REGISTERED.
AUCKLAND, August 14. According to a judgment given by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, trailers used with motor-lorries are separate vehiclfes arid ’mtf&t be registered. Tim judgement was given in respect of a charge brought by the Auckland City Council against. Winstones,,'Ltd., for an unregistered motor-veh-icle. According to the evidence given when 'the case was heard, Winstones had hitched a trailer to the back of a lorry and put tlie lorry back-plate on the trailer; It was then claimed that the combination was all one vehicle. The presecution urged that the lorry was one vehicle, and the trailer another.
“I have considered the facts,” said the Magistrate, “and I have examined 'trie photographs. I consider that trailers are separate vehicles within the definition of the motor regulations and they must be registered.” Remarking that it was a test case, the Magistrate imposed no penalty save the payment of Court costs.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1929, Page 6
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162TEST CASE Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1929, Page 6
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