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Ministry Asked to Remove Alleged Anomalies in Bus Finances
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FOLLOWING the recent refusal by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners to grant a fares increase for the West Yorkshire Road Car Co. Ltd. because it was considered that too high profits per earmile were being sought, other outside bodies in Yorkshire are trying to investigate transport company finances_
Yorkshire Parish Councils' Association, on a resolution from Hunmanby (E. Yorks) Parish Council, has called on the Ministry of Transport to remove " anomalies " from the country's bus services. This decision was taken at the association's annual meeting at York.
Mr. C. W. Howes, clerk to Hunmanby Parish Council, said the significance of new fares was not fully realised until they were applied.
He added; "It has been argued that without such increases many rural services would run at such a loss that they would have to be withdrawn, but the profits of one private company were £81,000 in 1961, £107,000 in 1962, and 1116,000 in 1963. The balances carried forward were respectively £27,000, £35,000 and £53,000, so this company has certainly been paying its way."
Mr. Howes went on to quote examples of fares in operation around Hunmanby, which he alleged varied from 5d. for half a mile to Is. 10d. for 10 miles.