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12 tipper men fight B application
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PLANT hire firm Charles Eden Ltd., 1 of Worcester, applying for a new B licence before Mr. R. Hall, deputy West Midland Licensing Authority, at Worcester last week, had twice been convicted for illegal operation of C-licence vehicles, it was stated.
Eden sought authority for five tippers conditioned to carry builder's materials and public works contractor's materials within 15 miles. Originally, the applicants asked for 10 vehicles and a 25-mile radius, but since a previous hearing in July, the application has been reduced. Eden was heavily opposed by 12 local tipper operators.
Giving evidence in support of the applicants, Mr. S. Warman, of Perry Hill Quarry, Martley, said he had great difficulty in obtaining sufficient transport for his needs and was invariably short of vehicles. The trouble was that he never knew until 4 p.m. the day before what his requirements for the following day would be. Cross-examined by Mr. J. Foley Egginton, for most of the objectors, Mr. Warman denied that his problems were of his own making because he had failed to make standing arrangements with local operators for a certain number of vehicles to be sent to the quarry each day.
Mr. D. B. Terberfield, manager of Eden, said that he was asked frequently to supply vehicles to be used in connection with the plant his firm had hired out.. These requests were of short notice and all he could do was to give customers the names of local hauliers to contact.
He explained that his firm's vehicles were radio-controlled and could be diverted to a given destination within a few minutes. He agreed that Eden had been successfully prosecuted for using their C-licence vehicles for hire and reward, but denied that the prosecutions had prompted the present application.
The hearing was adjourned.