"Big Customers Will Not Attend"
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AA HAULIER who claimed that large companies would not send witnesses to back up his application for a new B licence because they did not want to favour a particular contractor lost his case at Liverpool on Tuesday. Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, pointed out that customer evidence was a vital factor.
T. Nelson (Liverpool), Ltd., sought the licence for an articulated outfit with conditions " general goods 20 miles." Mr. E. A. Whitehead, for the applicants, said that six articulated outfits, which were fire-screened and carried winches an semi-trailers, were engaged in special work, carrying drums of cable and lowflash-point . chemicals. Demands for these vehicles came at short notice.
The B licence would be for a collection and delivery outfit to prevent empty running. The use of up-to-date articulated outfits with S.A.E. couplings, and extensive pallet loading, made subcontracting almost impossible.
• Questioned by Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley, for the objectors, British Railways, Mr. T. Nelson, the applicant'Managing director, said he had to give some general traffic away to cater for the firescreened goods. Large customers, such as Shell Chemicals rand the cable companies, would not Send witnesses because they contended it showed favour to a particular haulier.
Mr. Wrottesley submitted that it was difficult to accept that no sub-contractor could do the applicant's collection and deliverY.work. There was no evidence of inconvenience to customers.
Refusing the application, Mr. Lindsay said there had been no attempt to show inconvenience to customers—only to the applicant. It was unfortunate that he could produce no customer witnesses.
BEDFORD PRICES UP
AS the company can no longer absorb increases in costs, Vauxhall Motors Ltd., have raised the prices of their vehicles by 2.4-3.1 per cent. All Bedford models are affected.
Typical new prices, with additional home-market purchase tax in parentheses, are as follows:—
10-12-cwt. van, £435 (r/7 18s. 9d.); 25-cwt. petrol-engined chassis, £548 (£121 17s, 10d.); 35-cwt. oil-engined chassis, £729 (£165 12s. 104.);. 4-ton short-wheelbase, normal-control, petrolengined chassis and cab, £783 (£161 17s. 6d.): 54on long-wheelbase norznal-conirol petrolengincd lorry, £939 (£172 13s. 6t1.); 6-ton shortwhedbasc, normal-control, petrol-englned tiriptz. £1,023 (£179 21;. 3d.); 7-ton short-wheelbase, petrol-enginedchassis and cab, £1,002 (£211 14s. 1.(1.); 10-ton petrol-erigined tractor, £924 (£200 6s. 5d.); passenger chassis with petra engine, DM (£233 7s. 7d. when applicable).
LOSS AT LINCOLN
ALTHOUGH fares have been raised, Lincoln Transport Department faces an estimated loss of £13.391 during the current financial year. The accumulated loss is £36,056. Operating costs are 2s. 10d. a mile, but income is 2d. less. A new fare applicationmay be made.