Scottish Hauliers Get a Warning
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IMPOSING a four-month suspensi,o n on a 13-licence vehicle operated by .Cook and WOod, Park Crescent, Portsoy, Mr. Alex Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, warned other hauliers last week that he would consider further suspensions or revocations if he heard of irregularities being committed.
Despite objections. by British Railways and two private hauliers, Cook and Wood were granted two additional B-licence vehicles. The suspension was made because of irregularities committed under a short-term B licence. It will be lifted next April.
Conditions for the new licence covered the carriage of timber for a specified merchant from Aberdeen, Banff and Moray to Southern Scotland, with backloads of feeding stuffs from Edinburgh a,nd Glasgow for a Banff concern.
CARAVAN TOWING GRANT IN SCOTLAND
THE difficulties in securing adequate L facilities for the towing of caravans in Scotland were outlined to Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, at Glasgow,last week. He was hearing an application by Mr. Alexander Johnston, Glasgow, who wanted to use a LandRover on B licence to concentrate on caravan work.
Mr. Johnston said site owners and caravan companies urgently needed towing facilities, and many had written letters supporting the application. Caravan ownership and use was steadily expanding and there was an opening for the sort of facilities proposed.
Mr. Quin granted the application, but said the 450-mile radius asked for would have to be reduced.