B Licensee Fails in A Licence Bid A N application
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by the operators of 10 B-licensed vehicles for an A licence for a vehicle of 7 tons to allow them to entertain requests for work unsuitable for
B vehicles was made by Andrew Johnston (Transport), Ltd., of Helensburgh, in Glasgow, last week.
Questioned regarding the use of tipper.; for marine work, the applicants indicated that often tippers could be used to eliminate the use of a crane.
Mr. R. Mackenzie, for the applicants. said the area was isolated with a growing volume of contract work, including the N.A.T.O. base, hydro-electric work and marine work. Existing vehicles could not take some of the very heavy work and a larger vehicle could solve this problem.
It was admitted that there were occasions when vehicles were available, but, against this, on many occasions the company had to turn down work because of its size. Mr. W. F. Quin, the Scottish Licensing Authority, asked why the firm wanted a 7-ton tipper with capacity of perhaps 15 tons. This was explained by the fact that 70",. of the work done was on hire to Alexandra Transport and the trend there was towards larger vehicles. The A tipper would give flexibility which was lacking in the existing fleet.
Mr. Quin said he could not grant the application because it was difficult to understand having an A licence in a B licence fleet or the size of the vehicle wanted. He thought it should have been a B application, in which case it would have been restricted to Shipbreaking Industries. Ltd.
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