P.V.O.A. Complaining to Jack Committee
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THOUSANDS of passenger vehicles are run without public service vehicle licences, certificates of fitness or the payment of full Excise duty. This is to be pointed out to the Jack Committee on rural transport in a memorandum by the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association.
The vehicles concerned are said to be those of educational authorities, the Services, hospitals, contractors and industrial organizations.
A growing number of 10-12-seat buses is alleged by the P.V.O.A. to be in irregular use The memorandum will also note the practice of persons sharing private cars.
The P.V.O.A. are also to send a memorandum to the Minister of Transport about the irregular operation of small buses. Only a few of these have p.s.v. licences. and the Association believe that the industry's strong opposition to the regulations which allowed them to be introduced, solely to assist rural services, will he indicated when official figures become available.
NO COMPULSION BY COUNCIL
AFIER, taking legal advice, Consett Urban District Council have decided' not to compel bus operators using' Consett bus station to contribute towards a £2,355 deficit on the running of the station.
Trouble with the bus companies arose when the council proposed raising the charge for using the station to is. 4+d. per bus per day.
Following a public inquiry, the Minister of Housing and Local Government decided that the charge should be only 9d., which was less than the companies had offered to pay.
The operators have also refused to contribute towards the salary of a station superintendent, but they are willing to pay £3,000 for extensions.
COACH HOLIDAYS ON CREDIT
COACH holidays by deferred payments are to be introduced by the WeStern Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd. Mr. T. G. Davies, general manager, said that there had been a demand for holiday
• credit facilities, and that tour booking for the coming season had already exceeded last year's figure.
The company include four new tours and modifications to existing tours in their 1960 programme. With the introduction of a . 14-day trip via John o' Groat's, the company now cover the whole of Britain.
Next spring will see the delivery of six new A.E.C. Reliance coaches with Weymann 36-seat bodies.
WIGAN COACH TESTS A CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE and "Th. driving tests for coaches are to be held by the Wigan and District Tours Operators' Association on April 3. Operators in Lancashire and elsewhere who wish to'enter should contact Mr. W. 13earshaw, 10 Jeffrey Street, Ince, Wigan.