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Mr. Randolph Puzzled by Tribunal's Rultng
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ANY haulier seeking collection and delivery vehicles has to answer four questions in his evidence, according to the Transport Tribunal. This was pointed ' out last week by Mr. T: B. Atkinson, for British Railways, when W. Harrison (Transport), Ltd., Sheffield, sought the addition Of collection and delivery work within 20 miles to the conditions of an existing B-licence vehicle.
Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, agreed with Mr. Atkinson, but pointed out that he did not know what answers he was supposed to get to the four questions—the 'Tribunal had not clarified that point. Nor had they said what action he was supposed to take.
" I do not .agree when they suggest that I have, in a case like this, to consider the customers," he said. "I have to consider the interests of the public as a whole, and it is against the public interest to use an 'eight-wheel vehicle in a busy street."
Mr. W. Harrison had told him that their four A-licence eight-wheelers operated a trunk service to Birmingham, carrying iron and steel. They returned with paint in drums and small consignments for delivery in the Sheffield area.
Granting collection and delivery connected with trunk services, Mr. Randolph said it had been suggested that he should have heard more witnesses.
" I do not decide cases on the number of witnesses brought before me," he declared. "I am satisfied on Mr. Harrison's evidence alone that a case has been made out."
CORPORATION WILL NOT SUBSIDIZE HEBBLE
A SUGGESTION by the Central Trans1-1. port Users' Consultative Committee that Bradford Corporation should contribute towards a subsidy in order to keep two local bus services running has been rejected. The corporation replied that they had no authority to assist a private company financlally.
The two services are the Clayton circular and Wilscjen-Cullingworth routes, operated by Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., since British Railways closed a branch line. The British Transport Commission have decided to withdraw their subsidy to Hebble. .
M.P.s TO BACK TAX CAMPAIGN COUR Welsh M.P.s have agreed to
seek a meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to call attention to the problems of. diminishing public transport services in Welsh urban and rural areas, This follows a meeting with Mr. F. H. Pengelly, traffic manager of the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd.
The M.P.s—two Socialists, a Liberal and a Conservative—are to press the need for a reduction in the fuel tax. They will point out that almost every local authority in south-west Wales is supporting a reduction in the tax.