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Mr. Muir Revokes Licence After Warning Operators
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AHAULAGE company who disregarded a normal user on an A licence, and ignored a warning from the Licensing Authority to carry only certain goods, had its licence revoked on Tuesday in London by Mr. D. I. R. Muir, Metropolitan Licensing Authority.
The company, Ash and Co. (Transport), Ltd., Hampton Hill, Middx, had two 7-ton platform vehicles on A licence, and the normal user was "fruit, flowers and vegetables from Egham Station and Hampton to Covent Garden and empties on return."
Mr. Ralph Cropper, who appeared for Ash Transport, pointed out that he received his instructions only last Friday, although the company had known of the inquiry for some time. He said that almost no defence could be put forward, except that the two directors of the company had been in "considerable ignorance " of licensing.
Normal User Unknown
Mr. C. E. Corby, a director of Ash Transport, said that he was first interested in the company about 18 months ago when he became a shareholder and &rector. He understood that "with an A licence, a haulier could carry any type of goods to any part of this country." He maintained that he had never heard of normal facility and normal user.
He went on to say that he was reminded when the licence had expired by an official from the Metropolitan Traffic Area, who also told him about the normal user of fruit, flowers and vegetables. The implication of this did not occur to him until a licensing inspector, who was looking through the company's log sheets at the end of last year, informed him that the vehicles were wrongly carrying certain goods.
Public Inquiry Adjourned
Mr. Corby said that the company then applied last February for an A licence, but this was refused. They then received a letter from the Licensing Authority, warning them that there would be a public inquiry in April of this ' year. This was, however, adjourned because the company's solicitor was ill.
Mr. M. H. Lewis, also a shareholder and director of Ash Transport, said that he had purchased the company in
October, 1958. He paid £2,500 for "goodwill, the benefit of a licence, and two vehicles." Mr. Lewis added that with an A licence he also thought his company could carry any goods anywhere in this country.
He said that Ash Transport had never carried flowers, fruit or vegetables whilst he had been a director, but since he had been warned of the hearing, he had made a few inquiries and he thought it would be possible to obtain enough business carrying this type of goods. He added that they normally carried concrete units and machinery.
Mr. Muir then quoted an instance when the company wrongly carried certain goods even after his warning, and B4 Mr. Lewis replied that it was for a company with whom they had done business in the past and whom he did not want to let down.
Mr. Muir said that he had no option in this case and was going to revoke the licence. He added that the directors had been unfortunate in dealing with unscrupulous people in their business transactions, but he was convinced that they were " not so ignorant" as had been made out. They had persisted in carrying certain goods after firm warnings.
S. WALES BUS WAGE CONFERENCE
COMPANY busmen in South Wales are still dissatisfied over their wages. Because there is disparity between their wages and conditions and those of municipal workers, the South Wales and Border Counties Busmen's Council have asked union leaders to convene a conference to discuss the matter. It is to be held in Cardiff on June 14.
Search by R.H.A. for the Ideal Immobilizer"
D ULES and conditions of a competition
to discover the ideal immobilizing device for commercial vehicles will be published shortly by the vehicles security committee of the Road Haulage Association. A specification has been prepared.
Arrangements are being made to publicize the fund from which the Association will reward anyone who gives information leading to the conviction of a person who steals-a vehicle belonging to an R.H.A. member.
The vehicles security committee are also discussing improved methods of screening drivers who may be called upon to handle valuable loads.
R.O.S.Co. WATCH PINK ZONE
TRAFFIC control arrangements on the lines of the Pink Zone in London will be watched by the Road Operators' Safety Council. They say in their report for last year, issued on Wednesday, that "it is evident that to permit everincreasing numbers of private cars to pour without check into urban centres can only increase a potential source of road accidents."
They observe that the limitation of public service vehicles to 30 m.p.h. conflicts with the expressed object of clearways. They approve the limited use of the double-white-line system.
Of 112,994 drivers and conductors entered in the Council's competition for 1958, 78,106 received awards.