P.s.v. operator loses licences
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oN Tuesday. William Makinson (Manches
ter) ter) Ltd., of Manchester 9, lost three of their five excursions and tours licences when the North Western Traffic Commissioners, expressing astonishment at the absence of evidence presented by the operator when applying for variations and renewals of existing licences, refused all the applications before them.
What was scheduled to be a two-day hearing of several applications collapsed and was over in 30 minutes.
Three of the four applications made by Makinson were for the continuation, with modification, of 16 services from three points of origin—the modifications being increases in the inclusive charge for five of the tours authorized. The increases related to tours from Middleton, Oldham and Ashton under Lyne.
These applications, and one to increase the maximum number of vehicles to be used on any one day from five to seven throughout all the licences, were refused. Thus not only the modifications but the renewals of the 16 tours failed. The tours included Belgium, Germany and Holland (10 days), John o' Groats (9 days), Wye Valley and Wales (3 days), Edinburgh (7 days), and London (3 days) at FA Cup Final time.
Mr. R. Dodd, manager of Makinson, described the applications as modest, the first they had made for 12 years.
Questioned by the Traffic Commissioners, Mr. Dodd said he felt that evidence or witnesses would not be necessary.
The eight objectors submitted that no case had been made out.
The chairman of the Commissioners, Mr. C. R. Hodgson, said they were astonished by the application. When an operator made application for an increase in vehicle allowance he had to produce evidence; two additional vehicles were not necessarily "modest". The Commissioners required statistics showing the number of passengers carried, refused and transferred to other operators; and also witnesses who would say they had been unable to travel on the applicant's existing services.
All the applications were refused.
It is understood that William Makinson will submit further applications with the object of re-establishing their position.