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TRANSPORT Minister No man Fotvler has dismiss€ appeals by Scottish Bt. Group subsidiary Alexanct (Northern), and Wats°. Tours (Dundee), against tt granting of a road servic licence to James Cosgrovi trading as Fyffes Tours.
Fyffes applied for a licence operate day tours to nine d stinations to which the othi companies already he licences. The others objected • the proposed new services ar the low fare levied principally c the grounds that these wou cause abstraction of custome from their services,
Commenting on the decisioi Junior Transport Minister. Kei neth Clarke said: "It is in tlpublic interest to have the wii est possible choice of transpo and competition in the leisui market is to be encouraged. TIpublic should be allowed I have the best services whic operators can provide at prier they can afford.