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BRS and Railways Fight Wider B Grant

22nd October 1965
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S and British Railways should not A themselves up as watchdogs Ise they felt that the action taken he Licensing Authority was not dently severe. said Miss E. Havers

o Transport Tribunal last week. She :sented A. H. Dowdeo and Son 'sport) Ltd., of Grecnford, respon

to an appeal by BRS and BR ist a widened B-licence grant by the • opolitan deputy LA. Mr. C. J. donald. A decision was reserved. r. Yorke. for the appellants, said the ;tors had told Mr. Macdonald at an cr hearing that Dowden's renewal .cation for the existing vehicles, only )f which were operated, would not pposed. The deputy LA commented: will not get any more than he has. gets that," In the event. Mr. Yorke on. Mr. Macdonald's grant enabled den's to work for all named )mers on six vehicles, whereas re they could only do so, with the ption of one customer. on two it a long time, said counsel, the lc fleet had been operated without rd to the licence position, and issions of illegalities had to be forced under cross-examination. Although ;upporting figures had been certified, they were quite worthless; moreover, they had clearly been typed on Dowdcn's

typewriter. BRS and BR ", said Mr. Yorke, attempt to work within the licensing provisions of the Road Traffic Act, and they find it difficult to meet competition from those who go outside their licence conditions and attempt to retain the spoils".

Miss Havers said the old-established company formerly operated eight vehicles on B licence, and one vehicle on A licence. Mr. Dowden had been sick for a lengthy period, and the business was run by people with little knowledge of licensing. Mr. Macdonald, she thought. had taken full and proper account of the circumstances occurring in the absence of the firm's principal director.

At an inquiry in February, continued Miss Havers, the LA had refused to renew an expiring licence hut granted a short-term one and asked for records to be produced. In February. one vehicle had been off the road for five months. but seven were operated: however, only six sets of drivers' records were produced, and a grant of six vehicles was made.

Mr. Yorke said there was much "dead wood" in the conditions, and Dowclen had operated as if he could carry goods. within 50 miles.


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