No Stain on Record, Hauliers Assured
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CALLED upon to show why their A licence should not be suspended or revoked, James Smith (Bicknor), Ltd English Bicknor, Gins, were told by the Western Licensing Authority, on Tuesday, that they could go away without any stain on their, record.
An examiner said he had gone through the company's records, and found that onc of their two A-licence vehicles had carried only 140 tons of coal in 13 weeks. yet the normal user stipulated "mainly coal, 60 miles."
For the company, Mr. T. D. Corpe said that in December, 1956, they had a letter from the Licensing Authority pOinting out that no coal at all had been carried on the vehicles the previous month. A replywas sent, giving a detailed explanation and stating their intentions. As nothing further was heard, they assumed that everything was in order.
The Authority, Mr, S. W. Nelson, said he had discovered why no reply was sent. Everyone at that time was concerned with the Suez question. Therefore, he accepted the explanation.
DECISION WITHOUT EVIDENCE BY OBJECTORS WAS RIGHT
AN appeal by Mr. John Carmichael against the Scottish Traffic Commissioners' refusal to grant him a stage service from Airdrie to Kilsyth, without hearing evidence by the objectors, has been dismissed by the Minister of Transport in a decision released on Wednesday.
After, hearing Mr. Carmichael's witnesses and certain submissions by both sides, the Commissioners said there was no case for the objectors to answer and refused the application without requiring the objectors to call rebutting evidence.
Mr. Carmichael's witnesses " were of little weight so far as evidence of difficulty or inconvenience was concerned," the Commissioners held. Moreover, the circumstances of the case were not significantly different from those of a similar application refused by the Commissioners in 1954. That decision was confirmed by the Minister on appeal.
The Minister agrees with the Commissioners' latest decision and says that it was not prejudiced through the failure to call contra-evidence.
APPLICANT'S EVIDENCE DENIED
EVIDENCE given by Mr. W. R. Cross. a •partner in W. R. and H. Cross. Great Barr, Birmingham, before the West Midland Licensing Authority (The Commercial Motor, November 7) has been denied by Mr. P. D. Davis, transport manager of G.K.N. Reinforcements, Ltd.
Mr. Cross said that G.K.N. had promised to keep a second vehicle—one subject of the licence application-employed almost permanently. Mr. Davis states that this assurance was not given and he has notified the Licensing Authority accordingly. His company would also not send a witness to support the application.