Haulier Defends His Special A-Licence
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AN inquiry at Carlisle, in which William Stubbs, Penrith, was required to show why his special A licence should not be revoked or suspended, was adjourned last week by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority.
Mr. Hanlon said it was alleged that Mr. Stubbs had been operating a vehicle of 7 tons 13 cwt. when he was granted a licence for a 51-ton vehicle.
In evidence, Mr. Stubbs said he bought a vehicle with a special A licence last year at a total cost of /8,000. He gave the licence for his existing vehicle in part-exchange. The registration book of the vehicle indicated a weight of 5 tons 13 cwt. 35 lb., and he operated it until required to have it weighed by the Cumberland County Council taxation officer. It was then discovered that the true weight was more than 71tons. Arrears of revenue were paid and the weight corrected in the registration book.
Mr. Stubbs said he told the vendor of the vehicle and asked him to sell it with the licence. A buyer was subsequently found for the licence, but not for the vehicle. The buyer of the licence then withdrew his offer and asked for the return of £600 deposit on the 0,200 agreed price. Mr. Stubbs, in turn, asked for the return of the licence, but he did not get it and the matter rested there pending the result of the present inquiry.
For Mr. Stubbs, Mr. G. N. Worthington said if the evidence were correct it appeared that he was not the principal offender. He seemed to be the victim of someone with more experience in the business. The inquiry was adjourned until July 22.
P.M.T. CELEBRATE THEIR DIAMOND JUBILEE
ON June 28, 1898, the Potteries Electric Traction Co., Ltd., came into being, opening, their first electric tramway nearly a year later. The company, now the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., celebrated their diamond jubilee last week.
At a special luncheon, Mr. Raymond W. Birch. chairman and managing director, said he did not share a widely held view that the bus business was facing a depression. He preferred to provide facilities that would attract more traffic. Although some services must be run unprofitably, others should be flexible enough to meet changing conditions economically.
The company now operate 526 vehicles, with a staff of more than 2,600.
MORE COVENTRY PASSENGERS
ABOUT 640,000 more passengers used Coventry Corporation buses between April 1 and June 14 than in the same period last year, the transport committee reported last week. Since the end of February, the weekly total has been about lim.—a "satisfactory figure."
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