Mr. Muir Revokes Oak teys 7 Licence r IVING his reserved
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decision, following ‘,--1 a public inquiry, into the affairs of Oakleys.(London and Scottish) Transport, Ltd. (The Commercial Motor last week), the Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. Muir, said he had no hesitation in revoking all their licences in the area. Six contract-A and two A-licence vehicles were involved.
The inquiry, held under Section 13 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, followed the conviction of the company for drivers' hours and records offences, and of two of its directors for defrauding the Inland Revenue in P.A.Y.E. matters.
Mr. Muir said that he did not consider a promise to reform, however sincere, was sufficient reason not to take action under the Act.
"NO" TO 40-HOUR WEEK
A LTHOUGH another meeting on the subject is to be held on June 4, London Transport are understood last week to have told the Transport and General Workers' Union that a 40-hour week could not be introduced.
With the Union's backing, the London busmen's negotiating committee had asked for an 80-hour, instead of their 84-hour, working fortnight. They wished the four hours to be saved on Saturday and Sunday. London Transport said that the cost of the proposal and a shortage of staff made it impossible.
It is understood that discussions with representatives of the provincial busmen will be opened on,June 22. Their claims include a 6-day, 40-hour week, a pension scheme and a 50 per cent. increase over the basic rate for drivers of one-man buses.
ACCIDENT CONCERN rONCERN was expressed by the Chief Constable of the North Riding Constabulary, Mr. I. R. Archer-Burton, in his annual report, at the bad accident record in the vicinity of roundabouts on the Great North Road, particularly at Baldersby Gate and Scotch Corner. Forty accidents involving death, injury or extensive vehicle damage were recorded during the year. The majority had been caused by collision with the high kerbs of the roundabouts, and it was reasonable to infer that had such kerbs been ramped, the -accidents might have been less serious.
MECHANIZATION SAVES GLASGOW £170,000 NAECHANIZATION of accounting and 01 control methods and other economies are saving Glasgow Corporation £170,000 a year. The largest savings have been made in the transport department and have resulted in an estimated economy of £60,000 a year.
Giving these figures, Councillor Leitch said that the corporation would continue with its organization and methods survey and would seek further economies through mechanization and centralization of wage-payment methods.