Does furniture include removals?
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• A carrier who had been doing furniture removals under a now expired B-licence with conditions "furniture within 10 miles" was granted a similar licence in Manchester on Tuesday and was told that any future removals would be done at his own risk.
D. J. and M. L Mitchell, of Manchester, were applying for a new B-licence for a 3-ton van to do furniture removals within 15 miles. Mr. D. J. Mitchell said he had held a licence with his son, G. Mitchell, but now wished to do the same work with another son, M. L. Mitchell, who was a licensed broker and held a separate B-licence for a 10 cwt. van in connection with this business. The second partnership had held a shortterm licence for a month and a book showing work done during that time was produced.
For four objectors, Mr. S. Moss said that his records showed that at the time of the original grant in April 1966 only evidence regarding odd items of furniture had been given and he submitted that removals should not now be included.
The North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, said he would be prepared to grant a licence similar to the old one and if any authority was found subsequently, ruling that "furniture" did not include removals, he would see that Mr. Mitchell was informed and he would have to re-apply. If removals were done, then that was a risk the applicant would have to take himself because, said Mr. Joiliffe, he was not prepared to state whether the condition entitled him to do removals or not.
At the same inquiry J. Naughton, Urmston, was granted a B-licence for a 4+-ton tipper to carry excavated spoil, sand and roadmaking material for Flynn Bros. (Contractors) Ltd. and E. Featherstone and Sons Ltd., within 35 miles. In view of the number of short-term licences he had held, he had been advised to obtain a substantive licence.