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Hiring Ban May Create Surplus of Vehicles

22nd July 1960, Page 57
22nd July 1960
Page 57
Page 57, 22nd July 1960 — Hiring Ban May Create Surplus of Vehicles
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IF Licensing Authorities become too ready to accept evidence that customers will not allow sub-contracting as a ground for the grant of additional vehicles, the licensing of vehicles which are surplus to requirements may result. .

There may well be hauliers ready and willing to. work but who are debarred from doing so because a competitor can add ' vehicles 'to his licence on such evidence. Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, brought a touch of reason into this situation-when, at Glasgow, he Warned that sir& evidence would not be regarded by hien as proof

of need. . 2 . • . .. ' Stipulation's of thil. sort, he added, were contrary to the intention of the laW, and hauliers must"not' be prevented from making use a sub-contractors.

Referring tothe plea frequently made

by applicants that their drivers were more highly skilled and expert than those of sub-contractors, Mr. Quinconamented. that it would be interesting to know if the men received extra pay.

With certain specialized traffics there is undoubtedly ground for confining transport to one haulier, but the frequent success attending •applicants producing this 'type of evidence has encotiraged its use in circumstances which do not call for discrimination.

The steady decline in rates over the past seven years , may well bp . in part because. of a surplus of vehicles which have entered haulage through the back door, and it is essential that no more vehicles than those for which need can be properly proved should be licensed. Mr. Quin's pronouncement can help to check a trend which is causing concern to many -hauliers. .

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People: W. F. Quin
Locations: Glasgow

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