B Grant was Proper A SUBMISSION that if any licence at
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all was granted then, in conformity with recent judgments of the Tribunal, it should be a B and not an .A licence, was made successfully on Wednesday by .Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw representing Road Services (Caldonian) Ltd, The company. together with British Railways, was appealing in Edinburgh against the grarlt of six vehicles with refrigerated containers to John Russell (Grangemouth) Ltd. by the _Scottish Licensing Authority. A cross-appeal by. John .Russell against the refusal of the Authority-to grant-them 12 vehicles was dismissed.
Mr. Wardlaw said that a good deal of the three-day inquiry had been taken up with a discussion, of the merits . and demerits of the carriage of fresh meat in refrigerated or insulated containers; the sole customer was Scottish' Meat Producers, which had asked Russell to carry its traffic southwards.
Mr. G. C. Emslie, Q.c., for Russell,' submitted there was no evidence that the needs of customers could be met by the objectors. The only error the L.A. had made was ih not granting the 12 vehicles. Giving judgment, Mr. 6. D. Squibb said the Tribunal considered the right number of vehicles to be granted was seven. It considered that Mr. Wardlaw had correctly contended that a B licence was the proper licence to grant. in view of what had been said in the Merchandise appeal. The appeals of Road Services (Caledonian) and British Railways would be allowed.