Huge C-to-B Granted
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THE Hobbs Group, of Bristol, suc
cessfully applied at Bristol on Wednesday for B licences in respect of 91 vehicles, on the surrender of C licences. Of these, 49 were to carry goods for the Hobbs Group and Llanwern Slag Ltd., as required; the other 42 were to carry mixed concrete within 100 miles. The applications, heard jointly, concerned Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd., Lewis Rugg (Olveston) Ltd., and George Cook and Son Ltd., all of the Hobbs Group.
Mr. A. W. Baker, general manager of Hobbs, said they were probably the largest private group in the country engaged in quarrying and the supply of materials for the building and civil and engineering trades. Incidental to its main interests the group had built up a large transport fleet, necessitated by the innovation of mixed concrete in which they had a considerable financial interest. The switch from C to B licences was solely to have flexibility.
There were 30 objectors, but only 12 were represented in court, who withdrew their objection after accepting an undertaking that any additional vehicles that the group wished to operate would be placed on B licence.
The Western Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, said he was quite satisfied that the interests of other hauliers were not likely to be affected.