• Cabbies Oppose Bus Company's Request
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ACONDITION attached to a licence for special dancehall trips operated by Wilts and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd., was removed by the Western Traffic Commissioners last week. Mr. H. W. Mills, traffic manager, said they, were allowed to run buses into Salisbury at the conclusion of a dance, but their licence instructed them to gain "the prior consent of the Traffic Commissioners."
He explained that frequently dance organizers. had asked for a bus on the Friday before a Saturday dance, which meant that the company had to telephone the Commissioners at Bristol, who gave consent as a matter of form. However, on one occasion the Commissioners' office had been closed, so they were unable to run a bus.
The chairman, Mr. S. W. Nelson, asked if it were known how the words came to be on the licence, but Mr. Mills said they had been there "from time immemorial," and the reason was not clear.
Mr. Nelson: "In all my experience have never come across such a condition."
Mr. F. W. Hinton, who objected for the Sarum Taxi Owners' Asfaciation, said the 60 licensed taxis iri Salisbury were sufficient to cater for the needs of the public.
Granting the application, Mr. Nelson pointed out that the omission of the words complained of would riot make the slightest difference to the taxi drivers. The only change would be that the company would not have to telephone the Commissioners' office as a formality.