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Edwards Vehicles Transferred
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AN application by Contract Hire (Bath), Ltd., to take over five Alicensed vehicles from Edwards Transport (Frome), Ltd., who had been operating under a Committee of Inspection, was partially granted by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, at Bristol on Monday.
Giving evidence, Mr. Arthur Edwards said that in August last year his company had been granted 10 A-licensed vehicles, but after an appeal by the B.T.C. and other objectors and a further investigation by the L.A., the grant was modified to the five vehicles in question.
Cross examined by Mr. G. Mercer, for the objectors, Mr. Edwards denied that only three of the vehicles were in fact roadworthy. Two vehicles had met with accidents and had, at various times during the past 12 months, been substituted for
roadworthy vehicles. Further pressed about this he agreed that only four vehicles were effective on the licence.
Mr. Mercer submitted that the application must relate to the business which was being taken over, and they were only concerned with four vehicles. The objectors would be satisfied if a grant was made for this number.
Giving his decision, Mr. Nelson— granting four vehicles—said: "This is, I hope, the end of a long and distasteful business, from my point of view."