"Helping Out" on C Licence Illegal
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HE had applied for a B licence because he had been advised that emergency work done on C licence was illegal, Mr. M. Harbron, wholesale newsagent, of Leigh, told Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority. at Manchester, last Friday.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for Mr. Harbron, said he had one van on C licence, and its main work was distributing to retail newsagents and collecting periodicals from railheads at Leigh and Tyldesley. In emergencies the vehicle was sent to Manchester to collect from publishers.
This wail( was normally done by a haulier who specialized in newspaper delivery, and not by the objectors, British Railways. On such occasions,
Mr. Harbron was often asked to deliver to other wholesalers. In addition, the Leigh branch of John Heywood and Sons, Ltd., occasionally asked him to help out, and vice versa.
No money was charged, but he had advised Mr. Harbron that this was illegal on C licence, being for reward under the "quid pro quo."
Mr. R. A. Webb, for the railways, said the applicant had given an undertaking that he had no intention of entering haulage. In view of this, and the fact that he was prepared to amend the radius to 15 miles, they would withdraw their objection provided that journeys were limited to the early part of the day, as had been done with similar applications in other areas.
Mr. Lindsay said the railways were not really affected. A B licence, limited to a 15-mile radius and from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., would be granted.
FARE-DODGING DECLINES
STRONGER action which was instituted by Liverpool Transport Department more than a year ago, is reducing the number of passengers evading fares by overriding stages.
From May 5 to August 11, 74,900 vehicle inspections brought 26,400 "fare-dodgers" to light. Out of 250,000 vehicle inspections last year, 100,000 passengers were found to be overriding.
The corporation state that they are determined to continue this all-out attack on offenders. and that the public must be made more conscious of their duty to pay fares.