10 Miles Too Far for Farm Work
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IF you continue to use your C licence on behalf of farmers living 10 or even 15 Tiles away, I shall seriously consider taking it away. You are not entitled to use it in such a way."
The Northern Licensing Authority said this to Mr. H. Walling, of Tarnsidc, Crosthwaite, Kendal, last week. Mr. Walling applied to operate his two B-licensed cattle lorries over a greater radius and said that he used his C-licensed vehicle for local farmers.
The application was supported by the Fat Stock Marketing Corporation and the National Farmers' Union, and opposed by British Railways. The Authority observed: "This country cannot do without railways, whatever anyone says, and it seems to me there is enough heavy traffic on the roads today, particularly on those which run north and south through this country. I do not want to add to it, but this vehicle is already using these roads."
The application was granted.
BUSES "COMMANDEERED ": PROSECUTION THREAT
COLLOWING the " commandeering " I last week of buses by dissatisfied passengers, Glasgow Transport Department has threatened to prosecute the parties to similar incidents in the future.
On Thursday, 20 passengers on a bus to Knightswood refused to leave and forced it to travel a mile beyond its destination. On Friday night, 40 workers employed on the Hillington Industrial Estate boarded a bus operating a different route and insisted on being taken to Pollok.
Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpayne, general manager, said that such actions were holding the transport system and the public up to ransom. He added that bus crews were instructed to drive to the nearest police station in the event of difficulty with passengers.
NO INSURANCE: /10 FINE
A FINE of 110 was imposed by
Gainsborough magistrates on J. H. and J. Peters, Ltd., fruiterers, Printing Office Street, boric-aster, for permitting the use of an uninsured lorry.
For the company, Mr. C. R. Marshall explained that they had a system of fleet insurance. The lorry concerned was new and by some mischance no certificate of insurance had been issued. Another mischance was that a Road Fund licence had been issued even though no certificate had been produced.
The driver, who was accused of using an uninsured lorry, was discharged. The insurance company indicated that they would have accepted liability had the lorry been involved in an accident.
BOARD'S REPORT SOON
THE Road Haulage Disposal Board's third half-yearly report will be submitted to the Minister of Transport on November 28.