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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for driving without insurance and a licence, upholding the fines and one-year driving disqualification.
The charge was fatally defective as it failed to allege that the appellant drove on a road or public place, an essential element of the offence. The plea of guilty was not unequivocal, and the conviction could not stand.
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The High Court remitted a traffic conviction for resentencing because the trial court failed to inform the accused about advancing special reasons for a lesser penalty.
Appeal against sentence partly allowed. The High Court upheld the first count but reduced the fine for transporting goods without a licence as excessive.
The High Court dismissed appeals against conviction based on written guilty pleas, but reduced both fines as excessive for a minor traffic licensing offence.
Disqualification order cannot stand because the appellant was an employee driving an uninsured vehicle, which is a circumstance special to the offence. The court failed to properly inquire and record reasons for disqualification, and personal hardship is not a valid ground for complaint.
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