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Haulier Told He Must Begin Again
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D EFUSING to grant an appeal by
Taylor's Transport, of Bacup, Lancs, the chairman of the Transport Tribunal, Sir Hubert Hull, said in London on Monday that it was "plainly a case where Mr. Taylor must begin again. The less we say about the deficiencies in the case the better, lest we prejudice another hearing."
The appeal was against a decision of the North Western Licensing Authority, refusing to grant an ordinary A licence for one 4-ton flat lorry.
His Own Dangers Sir Hubert said the defect was in Mr. Taylor's own evidence and the dangers which he had to meet were in his own house, and not of potential objectors.
It is essential he should be in a position to prove that his present two vehicles are really on the point of being over-occupied. That could only be shown if there were reasonably detailed figures showing, by reference to weights, times and money, what was being done for the predominant customers."
However, he did not think the objectors' evidence was as Strong as the Licensing Authority seemed to think and he sympathized with Mr. Taylor.
Mr. J. E. Driver, for Taylor's Transport, said there was an agreed limitation on the normal user, which was to carry textile goods, machinery and requisites for the shoe trade.
Against the Evidence
He said the grounds for the appeal were that the decision of the Licensing Authority was against the weight of evidence, and that the Licensing Authority had not given due regard to the material facts which were proved in evidence.
The principal reason for his decision was that he thought the, evidence given by the B.T.C., in particular British Railways, was reasonably conclusive as to existing facilities. They appeared to be adequate. Also, he thought that what the applicant's wished to do was to abstract traffic from the B.T.C.
On the question of. abstracting, the appellants submitted that if the evidence was looked at as a whole, it did not bear that inference.
The traffic which Taylor's would carry, if thelicence were granted, was at present carried by a firm called Williams' Transport. They had not objected to the original application.
SOUTH WALES BUS FARES
THE Minister of Transport expects to announce within the next few weeks his decision on the appeal by South Wales local authorities against the decision of the South Wales Traffic Commissioners on increased bus fares.