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IMPORTANT RULING ON INSURANCE: OVERLADEN BUSES.
A RULING on the important ease,
reported in our issue dated January 20, concerning the insurance of passengers in an overloaded bus, was given last week by Burslem Stipendiary.
Mr. P. Peake (North Stafford Motors, Ltd.), Tunstall, had been summoned for using a public-service vehicle without having in force a third-partyinsurance policy, whilst the driver was summoned for aiding and abetting.
In the view of the Stipendiary the question depended upon the interpretation of the proviso in the endorsement attached to the policy. He maintained that the effect of the proviso was that the insurer was liable for claims arising out of the death of, or injury to, any passenger, even if the vehicle were overloaded, but that, in case of overcrowd ing, where death or injury took place, the insurer was entitled to recover from the insured a rateable proportion of any payment which the insurer was called upon to make. The summonses in respect of non-insurance were dismissed.
LICENCE-CONDITION INQUIRY.
ON February 21, a public inquiry will be held at the Session House, Lincoln, to determine whether the special conditions that the East Midland Traffic Commissioners intend to attach to the licences granted to certain operators, for the protection of the local AshbyScunthorpe service, shall be attached to the licence of Mr. W. Smith, of Brigg, to operate a Brigg-Scunthorpe service.
It may be remembered that in our issue dated January 13 we referred to this matter, under the heading of "What is a Long-distance Service?"
RELUCTANCE TO SANCTION HIGHER WORKMEN'S FARES.
THEgranting of Lincoln Corpora tion's application to increase the price of workmen's tickets and to make other retrenchments in expenses has been held in abeyance by the East Midland Traffic Commissioners. Mr. J. H. Stirk, chairman, said that the Commissioners required further information, and pointed out that, up to date, they had refused to permit workmen's fares to be increased.
In connection with the application by the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., to raise fares on certain routes, Mr. Stirk said that he preferred the proposal of the company to reduce the frequency of some services, rather than to increase charges. The Trent Co. also proposes to discontinue certain concession tickets and limit the use of workmen's tickets.