Contract A to B Switch Granted
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ECAUSE Adam Lythgoe, Ltd., had been unable to supply sufficient work to justify a contract A vehicle being kept at their disposal, Mr. W. Cross, Sutton Avenue, Preston. applied for a contract A licence to be transferred to B licence Lytham last week. In addition to working for Lythgoes he wanted the unit carry goods for a corn merchant.
Mr. Cross produced earning figures which showed that during the past financial year the contract returns had dropped to 11,500, compared with £2,300 for the previous year. They had an arrangement with Lythgoes that a minimum of £75 a month should be paid when a vehicle was solely at their disposal, even if it was not working.
Mr. A. Spragg, transport manager of Adam Lythgoe, said they had had a contract with the applicant for six years. Originally this had been for two vehicles, but recently had been reduced to one. They had been unable to employ this unit full time and were quite willing for it to go on B licence. Mr. G. P. Crowe, for the British Transport Commission, submitted that it was obvious that the contract vehicle was not fully employed and this Situation should not enable an operator to make an entry into haulage. No case had been made out for the B licence, although the matter seemed to rest on this point of principle.
Mr. L. Shelton, taking the place of the North Western Licensing Authority, said it was obvious that the Lythgoe contract was unsatisfactory, but one had to remember that 1960 had been a bad year from an agricultural point of view. He granted a B licence.