Wragg Refused Again
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THE Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority has again refused to grant Messrs. H. Wragg and Sons, New Whittington, near Chesterfield, a B licence to carry on that part of their business which, they claimed, had not been nationalized.
Messrs. Wragg's former case was that not all of their business was taken over by the Road Haulage Executive, as they had a coal trade with 500 customers. T he Executive objected on the ground that there was already good coverage for the area. The Authority upheld this contention and refused the licence.
The firm appealed against this decision and the Appeal Tribunal sent the case back to the Authority for rehearing on the ground that the application should not have been dealt with as one for a new licence, as reported in the June 15 issue of " The Commercial Motor."
When Mr. Russell Gurney heard the case last week, Mr. Phillip Kershaw appeared for the Executive, and Mr. Henry Wragg again conducted his own case, although he had been advised by the Appeal Tribunal to be legally represented. Mr. Wragg asked for a B licence to cover two lorries, and again contended that the R.H.E. took over only that part of his business which did work for the Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Ltd.
Mr. Gurney asked what compensation had been paid. Mr. Wragg replied that £2,000 had been paid on account.
Mr. Gurney ruled that the application failed because there was not sufficient evidence of need.
After an adjournment, Mr. Kershaw said that the Executive would withdraw its objection if the applicants would accept a licence for the delivery of miners' home coal and household effects within a seven-mile radius. The Authority said that he was prepared to offer a more reasonable distance-12 or 15 miles. This offer was refused.