More flexibility for Priestner fleet
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• G. Priestner Ltd., of Urmston, was granted a new A licence for 48 vehicles, with general goods as required, a new A licence for 20 vehicles with general goods within 100 miles and a short-term B licence for seven vehicles, in Manchester on Monday. Of the seven vehicles on the B licence four can collect and deliver goods, within 30 miles, which are at some stage carried by the applicant company's A-licence fleet and the other three are maintenance vehicles. The application, which was heard by the North-Western deputy LA, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, had been altered in order to meet objections from BR and BRS Ltd.
Mr. .1. A. Backhouse, for the applicant company, explained that as from February 1969, G. Priestner Ltd. had been in the process of acquiring Rowley T. (Transport/ Ltd. and Rowley Transport (Birmingham) Ltd. The linking of the companies had meant a combined fleet of 77 vehicles which were on different licences with different sets of conditions. It was felt that the licence position of the fleet should be put in order. Figures were produced to show the financial growth of Priestner since February.
The managing director of the applicant company, Mr. G. Priestner, said that the increase in his company's trade could be met by making the vehicles already being operated, many on contract licences, more flexible. Mr. Priestner said that his company had spent £23,531 on maintenance from February to June. In answer to Mr. Jolliffe, he said that three maintenance vehicles would be enough as most of the vehicles used were to be hired.
A long-term application will be made for the seven vehicles on the B licence.