P.V.O.A. Resist " Vigilante " Action A DISPUTE has arisen between the
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Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association and the Road Passenger and Transport Association, Birmingham, over the activities of one of the " vigilante " committees set up by the R.P.T.A. to observe contract-carriage operations in the Midlands.
A Birmingham member of the P.V.O.A. has received a letter signed by the Worcester County. Committee of the R.P.T.A., which alleged that on eight occasions illegal journeys had been made. "The Road Passenger and Transport Association," the letter continued, "has been asked to pass this information on to the Licensing Authority."
The operator was asked whether he would appear before the Worcester County Committee, together with his contract-carriage records, to discuss the matter, to see "whether the allegations can be disposed of, in order to save time and trouble for all concerned."
P.V.O.A. told The Commercial Motor, on Tuesday, that they supported the Licensing Authorities in their efforts to bring the regulations governing the use of contract-carriages to the notice of operators. It was the duty of the Authorities to institute legal proceedings where there had been breaches, but they had never delegated this authority to anybody. It was certainly not the duty of any other body to pass judgment on a private individual.
COACH OPERATORS BACK BREWERY SIJPPORT from coach operators influenced the granting of a licence to Messrs. Morgan's Brewery, Norwich, for premises on the Norwich Road at Fransham. It was stated at Dereham Licensing Session, when the firm's application was heard, that there were no refreshment houses suitable for coach stopping places on the 20-mile stretch of main road between Norwich and Swaff ham.
Swaffham was too close to King's Lynn, where coaches normally stopped for lunch. and Dereham was too congested. Drivers did not like stopping in towns because passengers scattered and 10-minute stops became protracted into half an hour. One operator had had catering difficulties on the DerbyYarmouth route since 1920. but the proposed new house would solve them, it was stated.
B.T.C. BILL OPPOSED OWednesday evening, the House V of Commons was to debate the second reading of the British Transport Commission Bill—a private Bill in which the Commission seek certain new powers. Groups of Conservative Members have refused to allow the measure to be given an unopposed second reading, and two motions for its rejection have been tabled.