Protection for Hauliers Concerns Mr. Hanlon
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CONCERN for the protection of the \--..haulage industry against small farmers who start up a haulage business was expressed by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, the Northern Licensing Authority, at Carlisle last Friday. The Authority made this observation farmer when R. Davidson, a farm of
Beck brow. Ainstable, Carlisle, was a
granted renewal of his B licence. It was said that Mr. Davidson carried goods farmers in the locality, and more than 80 farocality, and Mr. Hanlon had commented "that too is stretching things a bit t far." "The loophole in the law is the definition of locality — but what is locality?" he asked. A person could buy n a acre or two of land and be called a farmer and then start up a substantial haulage business, observed Mr. Hanlon. KENEX ATLAS ARRANGEMENT BRISK demand for the latest conversion of the Standard Atlas van, by Kenex, Ltd., Dover, has resulted in new rrangements between the two concerns. All outstanding orders for the conversion will be met by releasing Atlas vans from the factory in primer. The vans will then be painted by Kenex. Kenex produce a range of four conversions costing from £576 17s. to 1627 17s.
Three-month Ban
done "everything which is wrong," he must review all the circumstances giving rise to it. Mr. Campbell Wardlaw said he was still not satisfied that the weight of a vehicle could not he changed during the currency of a licence, without notification to the Authority. J. B. Hudson had found that the vehicle, obtained from the British Transport Commission, was heavier than stated in the registration book, but he contended that that was not a serious misstatement of material facts. They should have had it weighed as soon as it came into their possession. As to the addition of the extra axle, Mr. Campbell Wardlaw contended that a trader was entitled to rely upon the advice of his association, and although that was no defence in a court of law, it was a good plea in mitigation. Mr. Hanlon said it was clearly the responsibility of the applicant to ascertain the actual weight of the vehicle at the time of purchase, and no blame. could he placed upon anybody else. He had received a letter from the -R.H.A. in London which made it Clear that the Association agreed entirely with his (Mr. Hanlon's) views, and he was relieved to know that an extension or a continuation of the • practice was unlikely in ihe future.