The court considered the meaning of the word ‘use’ in road traffic legislation: ‘… In my judgment, as was said by the Lord Justice-General (Lord Clyde) in giving judgment in MacLeod v Penman, Hamilton v Blair and Meechan, Hawthorn v Knight , ‘The presence in the section of the alternatives of causing or permitting the use must limit the scope of what is ‘using’.
Judges:
Lord Parker CJ
Citations:
[1968] 2 All ER 46
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Jones v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 26-Mar-1998
A van was stopped carrying a delivery of coal. The insurance was for social domestic and pleasure purposes only. The owner appealed a conviction for using it without insurance.
Held: ‘using’ when the description of the offence in connection . .
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Road Traffic
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.190483
