Alfred Bell Granted Two Metropolitan Vehicles
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ALFRED BELL, LTD., the Newcastle upon Tyne hauliers and warehousemen, were granted two out of four additional vehicles sought on thejr Metropolitan A licence, for London area distribution, when the public inquiry adjourned from December 21, was continued last Friday. Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw, for Bell, said the additional vehicles were needed at their four London depots for retail deliveries within 100 miles, because of a tremendous increase in their own and customers' business in the past three years.
The transport' turnover of the company and its subsidiaries had increased from £162,000 in 1957/58 to £221,500 in 1959/60, and there was a limit to the number of vans of the standard required which could be hired.
Mr. H. F. Marks, managing director, said they had endeavoured to co-ordinate their services with British Railways and British Road Services, to their mutual benefit, and were surprised and hurt that the objections had been sustained.
Much of the carriage was of cartoned foodstuffs, brought into their depots by the B.T.C, other sub-contractors, their own or customers' vehicles, and time was limited for distribution.
It had been their policy to persuade eirstorriers to put bulk goods on rail where there was good service, and negotiations were taking place with B.R.S. for trunk services from London to Newcastle, and between London and Bury.
Police Win Appeal
THE Queen's Bench Divisional Court last week allowed, with costs, a police appeal against the dismissal by Hawarden instic'es of a summons alleging that the ClockMotor Co., Ltd.. vehicle dealers, "O,f-St: Thomas Street, Liverpool, had used a lorry for a purpose other than thats. covered by their general trade licence. The case was remitted to the justices with a direction to ciinvict.
Lord Parker, thf Lord Chief Justice, said he had very great sympathy with the magistrates. He felt he might well have come to the same conclusion had it not been for an earlier ruling o:f the Divisional Court—which was binding upon them and to which the magistrates had not been referred.
Mr. Justice Winn said the lorry was out on test to prospective purchasers, Liverpool beer bottlers, H. King and Co., who subsequently bought the vehicle and who, for the test, carried 400 cases of empty beer bottles for 48 miles.
The licence, however, covered the use of vehicles for the purposes of the dealer in connection with his business and for additional purposes of his own—not for the purposes of any other person. In this case there were two purposes.
TROPHY FOR -ENDEAVOUR
ATRopuy Which will be awarded withjri the Dunlop :organization to the grauri, at borne or abroad. which shows exceptionalendeavour in promoting and improving the competitiveness of the company, has been provided by Lord Baillieu, President of Dunlop.
PLASTICS DELIVERY FLEET
ANUMBER of Thames Traders, which have been specially designed and fitted for carrying Perspex and acrylic sheet, have been ordered by G. H. Bloore, Ltd., 66 The Broadway, Mill Hill, London, N.W.2, to enable their plastics goods to be delivered to any part of London and the Home Counties within 24 hours.
The vans have an 11-ft. interior to take the largest size of plastics sheet, rails on either side and roller shutters on the nearside and at the rear. ,.The nearside Allittter is for on-and-off loading of the smaller sheet sizes in busy streets.