"30" Limit Causes. Surplus of Vehicles
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THE effect of abolishing the 20 m.p.h. limit had been to increase the availability of vehicles in Aberdeen by a third, Mr. A. Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, was told last week.
John Rhind and Co. (Haulage Contractors), Ltd„ Aberdeen, applied for an A licence for nine vehicles. Objectors were the railways, British Road Services and four north-eastern hauliers. It was stated that there was a surplus of vehicles in the city.
MP. A. P. Brown, for the applicants, said that if the application were successful an appeal -against a previous refusal by the Authority would be withdrawn.
Decision was reserved.
LEEDS WANTS PASSENGERS ON GARAGE JOURNEYS
AN application by Leeds Corporation for permission to carry passengers on buses running between Seacroft Garage and Whitkirk and Colton before starting and after finishing city schedules, was strongly opposed by the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., last week.
Mr. J. B. Niblock, the company's traffic manager, told the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners that garage journeys were necessarily elastic and the times might be varied in the future. They thought the application would constitute a potential danger to their traffic.
Mr. G. Cox, for the corporation, said buses were at present running empty. Mr. A. Stone, deputy traffic officer, said he did not expect any volume of traffic. The only place where the corporation and the company's routes overlapped was a distance of 355 yd. covering one stop.
Decision was reserved.