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Rate-cutting Alleged
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ASOMERSET haulage contractor was closely questioned about his profit and loss account when he applied to the Licensing Authority at Bristol on Monday to acquire an additional tipper for carrying road making materials for Somerset County Council, within a radius of 25 miles of operating centre. The applicant was Mr. K. G. Weaver, Ashcott, Somerset.
Mr. T. D. Corpe said the applicant had been in business since 1958 when he was opposed by the same objectors who opposed him now. In that year (1958) a grant was made which was the subject of an appeal to the Transport Tribunal who held that a contract A licence was the most suitable for the purpose for which it was to be used.
Giving evidence, Mr. K. G. Weaver said he already had two vehicles, and a third was required so that he could carry out work for Somerset County Council, which he obtained by tender.
A representative of W. Viney, Ltd., one of the four objectors, said one of the reasons why this application had been opposed from the start was on a question of rates.
Examining a copy of applicant's profit and loss account in which apparently there was no mention of legal costs, the Viney spokesman asked: "Why does Mr. Corpe conduct this case for you for nothing? I have never known him do this for other people." Mr. Corpe interjected to say that the amount was probably so small that it was not worth entering.
Continuing, the Viney spokesman asked: "Do you never use the telephone at any time?"
"That would come under my small farm account." said Mr. Weaver.
Mr. Weaver said his two present vehicles were insured only against third party risk. He had two drivers, and the amount shown in the profit and loss account as their total wages for the year was £586.
He told the Authority he paid his drivers a round £9 a week, and he could not explain the entry in the accounts.
It was the crux of Messrs. Vincy's opposition that applicant had undercut the rates, quoting 1 ltd. per unit instead of the normal rates of Is. Id. or Is. 2d.
Mr. Weaver contended that he could make a reasonable profit by charging 114d.
Without criticizing the Tribunal, the Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, said be had a very clear memory of what happened, but in this particular case he did not think a contract licence was the proper thing to grant and he acceded to the applicant's request to add one tipper of 3 tons 7 cwt. to his existing B licence to carry road-making materials for Somerset County Council as required, and excavated materials from sites within a radius of 25 miles of operating centre.