Mr. Lindsay Warns A-licence Holders
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EVERY A-licence holder should make sure that the normal user is an accurate description of the work being done, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, warned on Monday. He pointed out that, in view of recent decisions by the Transport Tribunal, it was important that legal advice should be obtained on this question before renewals or variations were sought.
Mr. Lindsay made his remarks after hearing an application by Mr. D. J. Jones, Wrexham, for a renewal of his one-vehicle A licence with a normal user of: "Livestock and general goods, Manchester, Liverpool, Scotland, Wrexham and district."
Mr. G. H. P. Beames, objecting for British Railways, said the application had been adjourned from July for the production of certified figures and drivers' records. The previous user of the vehicle was: "Livestock and general goods, North Wales, Midlands, Lancashire and Cheshire."
Questioned by Mr. Beanies, Mr. Jones said he had been in business 35 years, and during the whole of that time there had been six or seven journeys a year to Scottish markets during the winter.
Replying to Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Jones said 75 per cent. of his work was livestock and the Majority of the remainder was furniture and removals. He was not prepared to remove general goods from the user. Journeys to the Midlands and Cheshire were only occasional.
Mr. Beames submitted that there was some doubt as to whether the change was justified. "Wrexham and district" hardly covered places mentioned like Llangollen and Shrewsbury, and there was no evidence of the carriage of general goods. With regard to Scotland it could well be said that the operation was normal and they would not oppose its inclusion.
Granting the application as published, Mr. Lindsay said he did not wish to penalize an applicant who had not had advice, but Mr. Jones would be wise to consider the implication of his normal user in relation to the work he was doing.