Area for Livestock Haulage Widened T O overcome the, radius restriction
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of his B licence, a • livestock haulier carried cattle 50 miles and then transhipped them to his A-licence vehicle which would be returning from a journey. Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, heard about this arrangement when Mr. E. Robson, Wansford,
applied at Bridlington, last week, for the radius to be increased to 75 miles.
A cattle-dealer, Mr. W. Beswick, said Mr. Robson did all his road haulage from Driffield, and the railways carried his sheep to Scottish sales. Asked by Mr. T. B. Atkinson, for British Railways, if he had any complaints, Mr. Beswiek said he was satisfied with the rail service
After hearing that the Scottish traffic would not be diverted, the railways withdrew and the application was granted, Mr. Robson was also allowed to cart-y "as required " for one customer.
THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT ENOUGH ABUS operator who admitted running a vehicle on a stage carriage service Without a licence, was fined £10 at Forfar Sheriff Court last week. He was lames Fearn, Kirriemuir, Angus.
The Procurator Fiscal said Fearn had used a light vehicle to carry passengers to Glen Clova and, in addition to three passengers, the vehicle contained bottles of milk and a gas cylinder.
Fearn said he had licensed buses, but the number of passengers on that particular day did not justify a large vehicle making the journey.