Can Policeman Hold P.S.V. Licence ?
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A PPEALING at West London rA Magistrates' Court this week against the refusal of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to grant a licence to drive a public service vehicle, a serving police officer brought what is believed to be the first application of its kind.
The police officer, P.C. W. Meadows, attached to a divisional transport staff, was due to retire in two years. Subject to the approval of the licensing authority, P.C. Meadows had arranged to drive a friend's coach in his spare time to gain experience before taking up the work full time on retirement.
Adjourning the case sine die, the magistrate said that Parliament never contemplated an employer who was also the licensing authority. The case, which was a delicate one, should be discussed between representatives of the Commissioner and the Police Federation.
On behalf of P.C. Meadows it was stated that it was a condition of service of a police officer that he could not be gainfully employed either in his spare time or casually. The licence appeared to have been refused because he was a police officer.
The magistrate declared that a licence could, apparently, be refused only on account of the applicant's conduct or physical disability.
LIME RATES UNDER REVIEW
NO reply has been received by the British Agricultural Contractors' Association and other organizations interested in the road haulage of lime, to representations made to the Ministry of Agriculture on May 28. The meeting held on that date presented to the Ministry an application for the adoption of a scale of rates based on costings prepared by the joint organizations.
Although a decision had been promised for the end of June, nothing has yet been received from the Ministry, although .a new lime scheme is due to be published at tht end of this month. The whole question of lime subsidies, is to be reconsidered at that time.
CHIEF ENGINEER WANTED
ACHIEF engineer to take charge of the maintenance of an African bus fleet is required by Guy Motors, Ltd., Fallings Park, Wolverhampton. Applicants should not be older than 40 and must be thoroughly experienced. Four months' leave every 18 months, a furnished house, a car, and first-class sea passages are offered.
VACUUM DEVELOPMENT
BRANCHES of the Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., at Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle have been merged into automotive and industrial divisions. The automotive division will cater for garages and agricultural-dealer markets, and the industrial for commercial and road transport interests.