Five-vehicle B-to-A Switch Granted
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SEVERAL nationally known manufacturing companies supported an application made to the Western Licensing Authority at Bristol on Monday by Bridgwater Warehousing Co., Ltd., who asked for five A-licensed vehicles in order to extend their radius to 200 miles from a B-restricted radius of five miles. Mr. T. D. Corpe, for the applicants, said they had been unable to give their customers the right kind of transport at the right time.
Mr. Norman Challoner, transport manager for Bibby's, animal feedingstuffs manufacturers, said they had a lot of trouble in getting long-distance transport, especially to Devon and Cornwall, British Road Services provided a service but not at the rate they wanted to pay; by using B.R.S. the company lost 8s. 4d. on every ton of traffic handled, so they used them only as a last resort. Other hauliers they had employed also charged too-high rates; Bridgwater Warehousing did the jot efficiently and at their rate. and Bibby': wanted to use them.
In answer to the L.A., Mr. Challone: said B.R. rates also were too high.
After further evidence had been given the Licensing Authority granted the appli cation, on surrender of the B licence it respect of the five vehicles.
CONTRACT-TO-A ALLOWED
SAYING he had been very impressec by the evidence as to need. the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W Nelson on Monday at Bristol granted an application by Cox's Mid-Somerset Transport Co., of Street, to transfei seven vehicles from contract A to A licence and to add two new vehicles (the total tonnage being 441). It was stated that the applicants were now carrying on a transport business in connection with the peat industry.