Pleasure ways Defend £15 Tour Charge
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THE tight by Pleasureways (1955).
I Ltd., for a new seven-day tour to Margate was continued at Manchester on Tuesday (The Commercial Motor. January 9), when seven more members of the public gave supporting evidence.
Pteasureways, who proposed an inclusive charge of £15. admitted that there had been unorthodox operation until it was stopped last year by the Traffic Commissioners.
Mr. J. Booth, for the company. said the charge of .£15 had been severely tested before being finally decided upon. Mr. H. Backhouse, objecting for W. Robinson and Sons (Great Harwood). Ltd., Happiway Tours (Manchester). Ltd.. Stanley Spencer Tours (Manchester). Ltd., and Smiths Tours (Wigan). Ltd.. replied that £15 could not he adequate.
Mr. A. C. Bond, Happiway's general manager, said his company were granted a Margate licence last year and the 1959 season would be the first real period of operation. Any opposition could be dangerous. Pleasurcways were operating their Margate tour illegally when Ilappiway's made their application, he pointed out. He had received no complaints about food or hotels.
Replying to Mr. Booth, he said his company required the normal standard of protection from increased competition. They made their Margate application because customers were alssass asking for new destinations.
The chairman of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, Mr. F. Williamson, said the case would be continued on February 12.