Weed out the waysider
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'HE JUDGMENT of the West Midland Licensing Authority (CM, December 20, 1980) ould become extremely significant this year. Mr Crabtree refused to renew a
tandard national licence on the grounds that the operating base was not a secure nd regular place to keep the vehicles to be authorised.
This has overturned previous accepted standards and set a higher standard for the ldustry from that day on. It should be welcomed by all with the industry's welfare in iind.
RHA area secretaries should be encouraged to engage in a war against the
rayside operator. Members should be anxious to report vehicles parked overnight 'insecure places. By the roadside, on demolition sites or public car parks, are 3vourite spots.
Those operators who do not have secure premises take advantage of their osition. They are able to cut rates because they do not have the overheads of the lore responsible operator.
Vehicles parked in insecure places are potentially dangerous. Vandalism is ommonplace; some of it is mischievously dangerous.
In the halcyon days of plentiful traffic when the "waysideronly damaged the nage of the industry, he-was tolerated grudgingly. Now that le lean years are with us and the "waysider" becomes real threat to the profitability of the regular perators, then they must act. What better ccupation for the RHA? What better ervice to its members in these
ifficult days?