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LSurrender _1 by sale THE Transport Tribunal in London on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Mr. J. A. Spellman, of Letchworth, Herts, against the Metropolitan deputy LA's refusal of a B licence for one vehicle to engage in Continental traffic.
Conducting his own case, Mr. Spellman told the Tribunal that his sole original objector (Roy Bowles Transport) had withdrawn on being assured that London Airport would not be used. He was therefore astonished to be confronted at the hearing by another objector, F. V. Carroll Ltd.
He said he was seeking to initiate a delivery service for consignments from British manufacturers' works to their customers. He would use a Ford Transit 35 cwt van.
The conditions sought were "general goods of high value/low weight ratio to European countries and return to Great Britain." Mr. Spellman had in mind such things as car and computer spares; he had had letters of support from intending customers.
The deputy LA, he contended, had relied on suppositions—such as, that the enterprise might founder or his supporters withdraw their custom. No proof of objection had been established.
Mr. G. D. Squibb, the president, thought the working of the conditions might have been taken to mean a service terminating at port of exit.
There was certainly no intention of any off-loading before reaching the destination, replied Mr. Spellman.
Giving the Tribunal's decision, Mr. Squibb said the conditions published in As and Ds: "imported to and exported from Continental destinations, Great Britain" was not an accurate paraphrase of the original intention, and might have misled Continental-traffic hauliers.
Agreeing with the LA that the customers' letters were insufficient to prove need, Mr. Squibb said that possibly at a more appropriate time a freshly worded application could be made.
Only in the case of Jaguar Cars Ltd. had there been much comfort for Mr. Spellman and even there, as the deputy LA had pointed out, that company had suggested using the service only on a trial basis of three months.
TWO FOR GLASGOW MARKET
WILLIAM LETHAM, of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, successfully applied at Glasgow on Monday for two B-licensed vehicles to carry fruit, vegetables and flowers from Clyde Valley to the Glasgow market, and for the carriage of empty containers from Glasgow.
Mr A. A. Campbell, a grower and NFU representative, told the LA there was a definite need for the vehicles and there were 43 growers in the Clyde Valley area.
THE following advertisement appeared in an evening newspaper on July 6:— Bedford TK 12-ton unit 6-3 with 24ft trailer. Recon. throughout. Ready for work with Contract A licence. £750. MUN 1775.
The vehicle was the property of Mr. S. W. Bird who had a Contract A licence with Prima, oven manufacturers and bakery engineers. Six days later the vehicle was sold to Mr. R. Lovell who did not, however, operate the vehicle as he wanted a B licence.
On August 15 Mr. Bird applied to the Metropolitan traffic area to substitute the vehicle on the licence, which he had sold, for another vehicle.
On September 6 Mr. Lovell surrendered the Con. A licence, which he could not use, to the MoT.
As a result of these events Mr. C. J. Macdonald, the deputy LA, has revoked the Con. A licence taking the view that Mr. Bird had surrendered it of his own volition. In consequence of the revocation the application for substitution of vehicles was not considered.
EEC brake on Leber plan?
NATIONAL delegations from the six member countries of the EEC are to have unofficial discussions next Tuesday on the transport policy proposals drawn up by the Federal German Minister of Transport, Herr Leber.
This decision confirms the considerable alarm caused in Community circles and most of the member States by his plan (COMMERCIAL MOTOR last week). They feel it contains "important elements" which diverge so widely from the envisaged EEC policy as to jeopardize Europe's transport future.
Herr Leber, while agreeing to discuss his plan, said later that he could not do so with EEC members until the German government had debated his proposals.