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AN appeal by Stutter Bros. Ltd. and Robert Wynn and Son Ltd. against the grant of an A licence by the Northern Licensing Authority to Siddle C. Cook Ltd., of Consett, Co. Durham, for three heavy trailers was upheld in part by the Transport Tribunal in London on Wednesday.
Mr. L Robey, for Sunter Brothers and Robert Wynn and Sons, said the application was made by Cook on the expiration of their special A licence and was for two trailers, one of 40 and one of 50 tons unladen weight. The normal user was for earth-moving equipment, engineering equipment, steel and loads of exceptional weight.
The special A licence, said Mr. Robey, expired in October 1960 and the application came before the Licensing Authority in March and May 1961. In his decision, the Authority granted the 40-ton trailer and two of 25 tons. because he was satisfied the two were separate trailers although they were used together as one unit, The Authority, said Mr. Robey, had no power to grant trailers exceeding in number those applied for. He also appeared to have had no regard for the evidence and, Mr. Robey contended. there had been insufficient evidence to justify the grant.
There was also, he said, no justification for trailers of those unladen weights and capacities.
Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, for Siddle C. Cook, said that Mr. Robey's argument over whether the Licensing Authority had power to grant three trailers was merely a question of terminology. Everyone concerned with the case knew that the two 25-ton trailers were one composite unit.
The president, Mr. G. D. Squibb, said the Tribunal had come to the conclusion that, although it was not used to its full capacity, they believed it would be unreasonable not to make a grant in respect of the pair of 25-ton trailers. They thought, however, that there was insufficient traffic for the 40-ton trailer and to that extent the appeal would be allowed.
Works Bus Granted A FTER stressing the importance of 1-1,. keeping up to date with operational records, the chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, Major General A. F. J. Elmslie, granted an application by W. J. Davies Ltd.. of Mold, at Chester. on Monday. Mr. W. Davies, a partner in the company, said that for 16 weeks the company had been running a single-decker . bus between Grianrhyd and the Hay Main Colliery on short term licence and now wanted a substantive licence.