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Grant for Greenore
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ARID for two artics on B licence was strenuously contested at Preston last Friday. when Greenore Ferry Services Ltd., of Preston. were granted a licence for one outfit by the North Western deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H.
For the applicant, Mr. J. S. Lawton said that the operations were of a Clicence nature although necessitating a B licence, the conditions reading: "Collection and delivery as required of goods which have been or are to be conveyed on vessels operated by Greenore Ferry _Services Ltd." In Eire the company operated 10 vehicles, but in Britain haulage was done by private operators mainly from outside the Preston area.
Mr. W. R. Arnold. manager of the applicant company, said there was no intention to abstract traffic from present hauliers and it was anticipated that licence applications of such operators would be supported again by Greenore if developments envisaged progressed. Mr. Arnold added that he used British Railways for specialized traffics. Northern Ireland Trailers and BRS Ferries were competitors, sailing from Preston.
Mr. a P. Crowe, representing objectors.British Road Services and Northern Ireland Trailers, said he could not equate the certified evidence of payments paid to hauliers sWith loads carried. Mr. Arnold submitted that this was because of delay by customers in submitting accounts. He could not promise early production of written evidence from Ireland concerning delays.
Questioned by Mr. S. Shuttleworth. representing another objector. British Railways, Mr. Arnold said that the radius of operation of the new vehicles would he beyond 120 miles.
Mr. Crowe submitted that Greenore had not begun to make out a prima facie case. It was understood that the company might wish to speak with two voices, in which case the evidence should be detailed. There were no instances of delays and not one letter of complaint from English customers had reached Mr. Arnold. One could see a point being reached where transport was needed, he said, hut it was not reached here.
Answering points raised by the deputy LA. Mr. Lawton said that the total of £39000 payments to hauliers (September to July) was impressive. He asked: " Must I surrender to competitors before have a case for vehicles?"
Longer for Objections?
1,1-0RE lime for objections to fares 1,1 increases, or service reductions, proposed by bus companies operating rural routes, was asked for in two resolutions from Ihe North Riding branch of the Rural D:strict Councils' Association at their quarterly meeting at Scarborough last week. Both were adopted unanimously.
One resolution was that the branch should press for 28 days in which to put forward any objections to price increases or reductions of services, instead of 14 days as at present. The other was that the A.ssocialion's executive committee should examine rural transport generally.