"Alice in Wonderland." Grant, Say B.T.C.
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BYgranting variations to the conditions of three B-licence vehicles operated by the Plymouth Transport Co., Ltd., the Western Licensing Authority got " into the realms of Alice in Wonderland," the Transport Tribunal were told in London on Monday. Mr. J. Atriphlett, for the British Transport Commission, who made the comment, said the application should never have been made.
He explained that last year the shares of the Plymouth company were taken over by Western Motor Holdings, Ltd., who were a holding group for 10 or more companies. At that time Plymouth Transport had five vehicles on contract-A licence. 32 on open A licence, and seven on B licence.
Before the take-over, more than half the vehicles had been tippers, and it had been agreed in evidence that they had been changed. It was now sought to make three. of the B-licence vehicles feeders for the A-licence fleet.
Mr. Amphlett pointed out that when evidence was given in support of the application, no customer witnesses were called.
Mr. T. M. N. Bartleet. for Plymouth Transport, said the company had been , losing money, and were taken over by Western Motor Holdings. They were trying to build up business with a modern oil-engined fleet. In order to operate efficiently and economically they had to maintainmaximum flexibility in their fleet.
The Tribunal allowed the appeal. They said there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that the three B-licence vehicles should be allowed to operate on collection and delivery in Devon and Cornwall.
WHY NO CLAIM ON B.R.S.?
LJAULIERS are speculating on the
I reasons why the unions have not yet made a claim on British Road Services similar to that made to the Road Haulage. Wages Council. As reported in The CoMmercial Motor on January 31, the Wages Council will hear a claim for higher wages and subsistence allowance, the up-grading of 26 places and for a different holiday period.
The employers will not know the grounds for the claim until they meet the unions. Past attempts to equate the cost of living to road haulage wages have not succeeded.
ILLITERATE FINED El
ADRIVER who said that he could not read or write and asked how he was expected to keep records, was fined if, with 15s. 6dh costs, at Hereford City Magistrates' Court last week. He, five other drivers and two employers were prosecuted for not keeping proper records or causing them to be kept. The offences came to light after checks had been made on vehicles near Ludlow and Hereford last November.
Fines imposed ranged up to E5.