No Certified Figures-So No Hearing
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XPER1ENCED operators seeking licence renewals or additional tonnage should know better than to waste a traffic court's time by appearing without properly certified figures. The Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. Quin, made this comment at Ayr, last week, when he refused to proceed with two cases in his list
In the first instance, the Ancell Motor Co.. Ltd., Ayr, were applying for renewal without modification of an eightvehicle B licence. Mr. Quin pointed out that two of the vehicles had not been licensed since June, 1957, and a third had been unlicensed since March, 1956.
He was told that the two .had brokendown and were now being converted from petrol to oil, and that the third Was bcing. used on private land only. Mr. Quin replied that he would want certified accounts and hiring figures before proceeding with the case. There would have to be good reasons if the company were to continue with eight vehicles.
The second application was by Moores Motors (Ayr), Ltd.. to substitute an articulated outfit on A licence for, a special A rigid vehicle. British Railways' objected on the grounds that the normal user-" agricultural implements, produce and requisites; steel; milk and milk products, Great Britain "-was too wide.
After a submission by Mr. A. Howitt,.. for the railways, that the company's evidence showed that their main work was milk in Southern Scotland, with occasional journeys for Massey-Harris to England, Mr. Quin refused to continue further until certified . figures wereproduced showing the revenue obtained from different sources.
S.W. ROADS INADEQUATE
ABOUT 15 per cent, of holiday visitors to south-west England travelled by bus or coach, but the main roads in this part of the country were quite inadequate. This is stated by the Roads Campaign Council in their latest publication in the
series " Roads Matter concerning Cornwall. Devon and Somerset.