User Changed After Grant, say Objectors
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AFTER surrendering some C-hiring allowances. Messrs. G. Hill and Son. Crewe, were granted an A licence to meet the needs of a particular customer, but soon they were engaged in a complete change of work. This was alleged at Manchester. last week, when Alec Pearson Transport, Ltd., Nantwich: and the British Transport Commission objected to Hill's application for the addition of four articulated outfits to their A licence.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for the applicants, said they were granted four articulated outfits on A licence in June. 1956, and gave up four C-hire vehicles, three with Nash Kelvinator and one with Morning Foods, Ltd. At that time the had 10 vehicles on C-hirc to four customers, together with two articulated outfits on special A licence, and 13 B-licence tippers.
Within three months of the grant, their work for Nash Kelvinator came to an end through a fire, and when production was resumed they lost the traffic because of rate-cutting by British Road Services.
Two more C-hire vehicles were taken off, but then the lost work was made good. They were now asking to replace the four hire vehicles on A licence, but if local hauliers had vehicles available. they would be willing to use them as sub-contractors, Mr. J. Edward Jones, for Pearson& submitted that the applicants were now doing entirely different work from that intended when the A licence was granted. Although the work for which the grant was made disappeared only six weeks later, the Licensing Authority was not informed. Even if an undertaking was given that the normal user of the additional vehicles would be for the C-hiring customer only, there was 'nothing to prevent the same thing from happening again.
Although the previous grant was made after an undertaking not to use further vehicles op C-hire, a vehicle was added for the present customer about that time without being disclosed.
Mr. J. F. Wrottesley, for B.R.S., said they strongly denied the allegations of rate cutting. They had always done work for Kelvinator and at the last application Mr. Hill gave an undertaking that no work would be taken from them. In the circumstances both his cross-examination and evidence would be prolonged.
The hearing was adjourned.
OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the deaths of MR. D. C. H. WELLS and Ma. HaNs LANDS1 AD.
Mr. Wells, who died last Sunday at the age of 59, was chairman and managing director of the Carmo group of companies. He had been connected with the commercial-vehicle industry for many years.
Mr. Landstad, who died on Monday at the age of 77, designed the first Morris engine. He was of Norwegian birth.