Northern Roadways : No Withdrawal
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THERE is to be no withdrawal by L Northern Roadways, Ltd., of its application to run services to Dover and Folkestone. The hearing was to have taken place in Glasgow this week, but was cancelled because of the Minister of Transport's decision on the
cross-border services. '
"Now that we have gained our reprieve until September 30, I have asked my solicitors to apply for a new hearing date for the Dover and Folkestone proposals," Mr. Harry McGhee, managing director, stated last week. "Meanwhile we are still awaiting the decision of the Scottish Licensing Authority on our application for services from Glasgow to Southampton and Bournemouth."
It is officially stated that Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., .Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., and otherindependent operators who claim to have pioneered London-Scotland coach services are at present examining the legal position caused by the postponement of the i-evocation of Northern Roadways licences for cross-border services.
An official of Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., stated that the company was hound to defend its investments and goodwill. Ffeads of the concern are
reported to have made legal consultations in Edinburgh last week, Whilst the Scottish Licensing Authority has stated that he will not make a revocation until _September30, the Metropolitan Licensing Authority has yet to make an announcement.
Mr. Harry McGhee, managing director of Northern Roadways, Ltd., has criticized the legal procedure governing the issue of road-service licences. He said that there was no doubt that the present Acts required a complete overhaul so that they could operate in accordance with the public demand.
GOVT. TO STATE POLICY?
FOILOWING the Minister of Transport's recent decision in the Northern Roadways appeal, the Western Section of the Passenger Vehicle Operator's Association is asking the Government to make a statement of policy. It is feared that the Minister's edict • may have repercussions upon licences granted to operators to run week-end leave-travel facilities for Servicemen.
Each week, nearly 500 coaches are used for this purpose within a 50-mile radius of Bristol and Ministry inspectors have recently made a check upon vehicles so employed.