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to the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, at Manchester on Tuesday, that an additional vehicle granted on an existing A licence should have a separate normal user relating only to the need proved.
Mr. 0. Cheetham, Droylsden, was applying to add an articulated outfit of 51 tons unladen to his A licence. Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for the applicant, said that he had a vehicle on A licence acquired from a Mr. Moore under Section 11 (3) (b) early last year, and two on special A licence, also acquired in 1956.
Mr. Cheetham was still working for old customers of Mr. Moore, Broadbent and Sons, Ltd., Ashton, manufacturers of conveyor belts, and because of increasing business was unable to meet their requirements. Delays had also been caused to another customer, Titan Steel Constructors, Ltd., Droylsden.
Mr. G. 1-1. P. Beames, for the Corn, mission, said that their objection turned On the normal user. It had been said in evidence that the work done by Mr. Moore before the take-over did not accord with his normal user.
The evidence 4,tas only local need in the case of Broadbent, and steel to the Midlands for Titan, to which there was no objection. Applicants should not give a sweeping general normal user, but must ask themselves where 75 per cent, of the traffic lay.
Mr. Dunkerley submitted that if a limited normal user was attached to the vehicle, the applicant would be in difficulties if he wanted to interchange with his other vehicles. If the applica
tion were granted in this way it was practically saying that the vehicles must be kept separate, and would have an effect on all future applications for additional vehicles. _To be.efficient, an A-licence fleet must be interchangeable.
The Authority &elated that normal user should relate to evidence. .Fhe application would-be granted specifying "textiles, yarn, 'belting and steel. Lancashire, the Midlands and Bedford."
SYNTHETIC FUELS BREWING
MANY orders have been booked by Mr. William Harthill, Clifton Crescent. Sheffield, consulting engineer, who has been given permission by the Ministry of Fuel and Power to proceed with the production of a synthetie fuel. claimed to be equivalent to 85-octane petrol. The formula is secret,but the materials are said to be readily available in this country.
A Leeds concern wishes to purchase a million gallons of the fuel Initial output is expected to be at the rate of 30,000 gal. a week. , but it may be stepped up quickly. Supplies will be confined at first to essential users. The price is stated to be equal to that of petrol.
Another synthetic fuel has been evolved by Mr. George Steel, head ot company of leather finishers and manufacturing chemists, of °ties,. Yorks. He claims he can produce 10.000 gal. a week at 7s. a gallon. The Ministry told The Commercial Motor on Monday that it had received no application from Mr. Steel to produce the fuel,. although approaches are understood to have been made by Col. M. Stoddart-Scott. M.P. for Ripon.