Extra Vehicle Granted on Renewal
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nESPITE objections by British Rail
ways, British Road Services and eight independent road objectors, G. H. Ford and Sons, of Timsbury, were granted an A licence renewal for seven vehicles, including three additional vehicles, by the Western Licensing Authority in Bristol last Friday. Only two of the private objectors, W. Viney, Ltd., and A. H. Gore, attended to substantiate their objections.
The Licensing Authority was told that Fords wished to modify their application in that two of the extra vehicles applied for would be deleted from a Contract A licence, so that the substance of the application was really for one additional vehicle. For the applicants, Mr. A. Ford produced figures to show that receipts had increased from £7,001 for the 12 months ended August, 1961, operating two vehicles, to £17,781 for the succeeding 12 months, when on average four vehicles were operated. Over the same period the hiring figures had increased from 1.39 to £3,738, a considerable amount of this being through the Jake
ways concern, who had now said they would be unable to supply vehicles in future.
The application was supported by George Cohen and Sons, Ltd., whose area manager said the Steel Company of Wales were insisting on tipping vehicles for supplying scrap metal; he agreed that in the past they had used A. H. Gore.