Authority's "Severe Warning"
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A WARNING that he was going to be
"very severe" in all cases where road hauliers used their vehicles to carry goods outside the area specified in their licences was issued by the South Wales Licensing Authority, Mr, R. R. Jackson, at Cardiff last week.
Mr. Jackson was conducting a public inquiry at which a haulier, Mr. D. Jenkins, of Church Village, nr. Pontypridd, admitted taking two of his vehicles to Swansea and Hay on Wye, which he thought were in his radius. He said he was satisfied that Jenkins had knowingly used both vehicles outside the radius of operations, and he was also satisfied that Jenkins had used a vehicle for which he was not licensed.
"Had you been in any doubt about it," said Mr. Jackson to Jenkins, "you could have come to my office, as many hauliers have done, and inquired for my ruling as to whether you were inside or outside the 25-mile radius. You did not, and I suggest that }ou knew that the ruling you would have got would have been most unfavourable to you."
One of Jenkins' vehicles was suspended for two weeks. He had applied to have his radius for both of them extended from 25 miles to 45 miles to take in Swansea and Carmarthen for the delivery of fruit and vegetables. Mr. Jackson granted both applications with modifications.
Mr. Jackson also granted an application by Mr. F. Russ, of Pentre, Rhondda, for the renewal of a licence for a platform vehicle. This had been adjourned from an earlier hearing. Jenkins had said he was looking after Russ' business while Russ was in hospital, and he admitted using a vehicle which only Russ was allowed to operate.
Mr. Jackson said that Jenkins had shown complete contempt for the laws governing control of motor transport in the area. "I am not going to have it," he added. "I trust that any other haulier who is also operating outside the terms of his licence may hear of this decision, take heed and mend his ways."
The Licensing Authority said he was not satisfied that Jenkins was motivated by sympathy, but considered he had operated Russ' business in such a way that it would be built up and he, Jenkins, would take it over.