Haulier Reassured on Normal User
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OCCAS1ONAL journeys up to 10 per cent, outside his normal user would be quite in order, a Welsh haulier was told by the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, on Tuesday. Mr, W. W. Jones, Bettws, Montgomeryshire, had protested that the proposed curtailment of his normal user would tie him down and leave him little room in which to work.
Mr. Jones, trading as S. R. Jones and Sons, was applying to take over a onevehicle A licence following the death of his father. He sought a normal user of: " General goods and livestock, Great Britain, but chiefly Wales and Welsh border counties."
Mr. Emerys Jones, for the applicant, said he was asking to do exactly the same work as before—the original normal user had the words "as required" for both goods and places.
Questioned by Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for British Railways, the applicant agreed that 90 per cent, of the work done during the past two years was livestock and feeding stuffs in Wales and Cheshire. But he . added that so many farmers were getting C licences that he would soon have to seek traffic elsewhere. There were occasional loads all over the country.
After evidence that the applicant would be required to carry a large quantity of basic slag from Northants and Lincolnshire in the spring, Mr. Beames submitted that this work was in the future and should not be considered.
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Mr. Lindsay said he could not deal with "ifs." The normal user appeared to be livestock, agricultural products and requisites in Wales and Cheshire. The applicant would still be covered for other occasional journeys, and if there were any major change the Licensing Authority would give an application sympathetic consideration.
Mr. Jones accepted the amendment and the application was granted.
HAULIER'S APPEAL OPENS
AN appeal by Basil Henry King, Kempston, Beds, against a decision by the Eastern Licensing Authority, was opened before the Transport Tribunal in London on Tuesday. Respondents were the British Transport Commission.
When there appeared to be some discrepancy about the dates on which Mr. King began operating two A-lieence vehicles after surrendering five contract-A licences, the president, Mr. Hubert Hull, adjourned the hearing until Wednesday.
CO-OP JOIN T.R.TA. CAMPAIGN
'THE campaign by the Traders' Road I. Transport Association, under the slogan "Kerb Space is Precious," is to be supported by the Co-operative Union. This means that all Co-operative stores in London will take part.
The aim of the campaign is to make a positive contribution towards easing the traffic problem in the Metropolitan area.