Applicant Warned of Severe Penalty
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WHEN Mr. D. MacLennan, Main Street, Aberchirder, applied to Mr. A. Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, at Aberdeen last week, to continue an A licence with a change of normal user, Mr. Robertson reserved his decision but warned the applicant that a severe penalty would be imposed because of infringements of the licence.
Here is a man who bought over a business, and it is questionable whether we should have allowed the take-over to start with," said Mr. Robertson. "The business was in Inverurie, but it is quite evident to me that he had at least one vehicle operating from Aberchirder. Apart from that, I note that he has been breaking his normal user consistently by going twice a week to Leith."
Mr. MacLennan sought to include in the normal-user terms the transport of timber from Rhynie to the south of Scotland, feeding stuffs from Edinburgh and Leith to Aberdeenshire, and occasional runs to Banffshire with general goods. British Railways objected.
A witness from Levers (Cattle Foods), Ltd., Bridge of IVIarnoch, said that goods had to be delivered there from Leith. The applicant provided a first-class service.
Mr. Robertson later refused the application, which concerned two vehicles of 6 tons unladen. He indicated, however, that he would grant a short-term A licence for one vehicle.
Mr. MacLennan is expected to lodge a fresh application for both lorries, and attempt to prove need for the work which he has been doing irregularly.