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More Complaints of RestrictedBookings

17th January 1936
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

AFURTHER plea that the policy pursued by London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., in restricting agency agreements should be checked, was made by Mr. G, A. Thesiger, for Geo. Ewer and Co., Ltd., in opposing the applications of Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., at a joint hearing of the Metropolitan and South-Eastern Traffic Commissioners, on Tuesday. The hearing, under the chairmanship of Sir H. Piggott, was adjourned until January 31. Mr. N. R. Fox-Andrews appeared for the applicant and, indirectly, for London Coastal Coaches,

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That policy, maintained Mr. Thesiger, was against public interest, was inconvenient to the public and would result in driving independent Operators off the road. The London Coastal concern was able to attract agents away from booking on noncombine services, by reason of the monopolies enjoyed by its associate companies. He suggested the imposition of a condition on the licence and submitted one which, in his view, would fully meet the case:— • • " The holder of the licence shall not by himself, his servants or agents inter. fere or attempt to interfere with the right of any person who has since June 1, 1930, acted as booking agent for operators of road services, to continue to act as such agent for those operators for whom he has acted as aforesaid: and the licensee shall not by himself, his servants or agents enter into or enforce or attempt to enforce any agreement intended to attack any such terms, or to prevent any such agent from acting as agent for any road service for which itich agent may he desirous of acting."

If such a condition were imposed, P.S.V. Operators, Ltd.,which had a bonus commission clause in its agency agreements, would be prepared to revoke it.

At a previous hearing the Commissioner had suggested that the parties should attempt to come to a private arrangement. Such an effort had been made by the Ewer concern, which asked the Coastal group to give an undertaking not to restrict agents from booking on its services. The Coastal concern refused to move from the position which it had taken up in June, 1934, when it stated that it had not, and would not, • approach any of Ewer's agents.


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