Unopposed Renewals Heard: Vehicle Struck Off
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ST Friday the Northern Licensing Authority heard in public a number unopposed applications for the ewal of B licences. This is becoming :ommon practice in the area. In a case, some vehicles had been axed at the date of making the lication.
Ir. J. Broxson, of Murton, held a cence for four vehicles but had only e taxed at the beginning.of the year. fourth had been off the road since 1954. Applicant said that the cle had been involved in a fire. le it had been off the road for ,ir, he had hired extensively to meet omers' needs.
s soon as the repairs were cornd, the vehicle was taxed and was he road before the current licence red on January 11.
fter examining the hiring figures, Authority observed that it might been better if the applicant had I a vehicle without a driver and led for a temporary substitution. i might be faced with an applicafrom another haulier who was g your work, who could put in es which included your payments im, and there would be the danger dual grant," said the Authority. ir Mr. Broxson, Mr. F. Milton said he did not know where vehicles of the type involved could be hired. In other cases the Authority had criticized applicants for not hiring other hauliers to help when their own vehicles were off the road.
Mr. BroxsOn's licence for four vehicles was renewed.
Mr. L. Wood, Blyth, had a vehicle that had not been used for a year removed from his licence. He said that it had been broken down for spares to keep another in service. Some of his work had fallen off but was now coming back, and he had a replacement vehicle ready.
The Authority struck a vehicle off the licence, but said he would give sympathetic consideration at a later date for another to be added to Mr. Wood's fleet.
Mrs. E. Brown, Newcastle, who had held a B licence for three vehicles for over 20 years, stated that one of the vehicles had not been used since 1953 and another only partly used. This was because she had an accident in 1950 which had incapacitated her. She had now recovered and intended to have her full fleet on the road shortly.
The Authority renewed her licence for three vehicles. There were exceptional circumstances in Mrs. Brown's case, he said, and he had to exercise his discretion in her favour.