Applicants Reminded of Offences
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• WHEN Road Materials (Middle: brough), Ltd., applied for an licence for four B-licence vehicles z Stockton-on-Tees last week, th NorthernLicensing Authority dre. attention to two offences by the con pany in connection with the use of a allegedly unroadworthy vehicle earlit this year.
Mr. W. G. Thomas, director, replie that the company were taking steps ensure that all their vehicles were i order. The vehicle involved had bee the oldest and was shortly to Li replaced.
The company wished to cars chemicals, road and building materia in County Durham and Yorkshin British Railways and British Road Sc: vices withdrew their objections wise coal and coke were deleted from th materials to be carried, and th application was granted.
"PIRACY" IN CARAVAN HAULAGE .
EFERENCES to "piracy" b IN. allegedly unlicensed operators wet made before the Yorkshire Licensin Authority last week when Mr. J. 1Richardson, York, sought to add dual-purpose vehicle to his B licenc for the towing and carriage of caravan The hearing had been adjourned sine September for the production of figura for the availability of objector vehicles.
Objectors were Mr. J. Boustea( Huddersfield, Messrs. Boustead Bros Huddersfield, Mr. J. L. Brown, Leed and Mr. G. Avis, Scarborough.
Mr. J. Boustead said that during th past three years his work had bee directly affected by unlicensed operator He had reported one case to th Authority. Mr. P. Kenny, for th objectors, said that if the applicatio were granted there would be vehich in excess of needs.
The Authority granted the applic; lion but restricted the use of the vehic to serving the Forces and Trailerway Ltd., Leeds, where required, and tt general public within 25 miles of Yorl
LICENCE NOT RENEWED AN application to renew an A licenr for three vehicles, each of whic was stated to have a turnover of moi than £60 a week, was refused by ti Scottish Deputy Licensing Authoril last week. The applicants, John Rhir (Haulage Contractors), Ltd., submitte figures showing that the turnover of ti vehicles during the past three mond was £2,464, representing an annu average of £3,280 per vehicle.
This was said to be more than treb the turnover disclosed by the previoi owner of the business, said ti Authority. Mr. W. G. Fraser, mana.g of the company, agreed, but explain( that the business had been increased volume.