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Road congestion plea succeeds
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• It was foolish that an operator holding a number of licences should be compelled to run more than one coach to the same destination when the demand was not sufficient as it posed unnecessary problems to the operator and added to road congestion.
This was said by Mr John Backhouse, representing James Hoyle and Son at a public sitting in Leeds last week, when the firm applied to the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners to link excursion tours services with common destinations which were operated from two different points. The firm was also seeking to vary the conditions of excursions and tours to Knowsley Park and Dewsbury.
Director of the firm Mr J. H. Sheared told the Commissioners in evidence that his company was licensed to operate excursions and tours from Southowram and Halifax to the same destinations. As there was not a big enough demand the Southowram services had been discontinued and members of the public wishing to make use of the facilities were forced to travel from Southowram to Halifax.
On deciding to grant the application, Maj-Gen Sir John Potter, the chairman of the Commissioners, said he felt that the links services would be in the interest of the public and in this case he felt no passenger abstraction would be involved.