Partners get short-term '13'

18th September 1970, Page 123

18th September 1970

Page 123

Page 123, 18th September 1970 — Partners get short-term '13'

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• A Horwich-based haulage partnership was granted a full-term 0 licence for four vehicles with a margin of eight and a short-term B licence for four vehicles by the North Western LA, Mr C. R. Hodgson, in Manchester last week.

The partners agreed to conditions being amended from building materials, roadmaking materials and solid fuels as required to within 100 miles of base.

Mr Hodgson told the partners, Mr R.. Saint and K. W. Winsper, that although they could produce no proper certified records of earnings and there were no supporting witnesses present to substantiate their application, he was granting the B licence because he was most anxious not to hold up any road or motorway work.

Mr J. A. Backhouse, representing four objectors, told the LA that as the partnership had carried out business only to the value of £3821 in the period it had been operating in the North-Western traffic area, the B licence should be refused as they were not making enough profit to run the business.

In reply to this Mr Winsper said that he felt the figure was much higher than the one quoted by Mr Backhouse, and added that although plenty of work was available from various companies, he did not like to impose upon them by asking for supporting witnesses.

For British Railways, Mr W. Troman, said that they were only concerned with the conditions of the B licence relating to solid fuel. What work the partners had carried out for the National Coal Board had only been contracted to them during seasonal emergencies.

Mr Saint said that because of a chain of unfortunate circumstances the partnership had only held short-term licences. Their head office was in Birmingham and the original application had been refused by the West Midland Licensing Authority.

When asked by Mr Hodgson why he felt enough work to keep the partnership financially stable could be found in the North-Western area, Mr Saint replied that in and around the Manchester area many roads and motorways were under construction.

Mr Hodgson told the partners that if in the future they again applied for a carrier's licence, they would first have to ensure that all necessary evidence and support was available.