Agreement With B.T.C. Not Enough for Grant
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A'agreement with the British Transport Commission that they would not object to a haulier's application was not the only thing needed to justify a grant. This was pointed out last week by Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, when he adjourned an application at Liverpool by Mr. P. Moran, Maghull, who wanted to substitute a heavier vehicle on B licence.
Mr. J. Dovener, for the applicant, said the B.T.C. had withdrawn their objection following Mr. Moran's agreement not to press a demand for an increase in radius from 10 to 25 miles.
Questioned by Mr. Lindsay, the applicant said he could not produce figures because the vehicle had been on hire for 12 months. Loads of steel now being carried were too heavy for a 23-ton vehicle, and he proposed to substitute one weighing 5 tons.
Mr. Lindsay said he was far from satisfied that there was need for a vehicle with nearly double carrying capacity. The application would be adjourned until figures were produced.
MY LETTERS NOT TO BE TORN UP —MAJ. EASTWOOD
A PPLYING to renew his B licence at Bridlington, last week, Mr. C. F. Wilson, Stamford Bridge. was told that it expired 18 months ago. In explanation, he said he had been ill as a result of a motor accident, and could not produce figures.
Answering the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, he agreed that he had received a letter from the licensing office instructing him to have figures ready for the hearing.
Adjourning the case until figures were produced, Maj. Eastwood declared that it was high time some applicants realized that his office did not send them letters to be torn up.'
SMELLS DO NOT DETER HAULIERS
BECAUSE fish offal had an obnoxious smell and easily contaminated other foodstuffs, it was not a popular traffic with existing hauliers, the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, was told at Bridlington last week. However, he refused an application by Mr. F. J. W. Sharpe, 'Hull, a general dealer. to carry fertilizers within 25 miles of Hull for the Crown Corn Oil Cake and Chemical Manure Co.
Mr. R. Paterson, for the road objectors. agreed that thc traffic had its disadvantages, but pointed out that the objectors were prepared to carry it. Otherwise Mr. Sharpe could do the work under contract-A licence.