Breaches of U ser Admitted
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WHEN Richmond Road Garages, Ltd., VV Sheffield, applied for the renewal of an A licence for 14 vehicles of 654 tons. at Sheffield last week,it was admitted that they had been hauling long distances despite a normal-user restriction of 25 miles. Mr. J. .H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, decided to consider the evidence and announce his judgment later. Stating that he did not want to deceive the Authority, Mr. K. J. Sherwood, a director, said that the change-over from shortto long-distance haulage had been gradual, and had taken place over three or four months.
Mr. P. Kershaw, for British Railways, who objected, observed that Mr. Sher
wood had stated on the application form that he was working within 25 miles of base, and yet the figures showed that more money was being earned on longdistance work than on short. More than half of the work of the applicant company was made up of traffic from Arthur Lee and Sons, Ltd., said Mr. C. Cooper, transport manager. Most of his company's long-distance work was done by private hauliers and the local work was given to British Road Services. Traffic needed careful handling. Lee wanted Richmond Road Garages to continue working for them, and go farther than 25 miles. Nobody could offer alternative facilities, he added.