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The Finance Companies Got There First

22nd September 1961
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COMPLICATIONS over •records arose

at Blackburn last week when I. Swindells and Sons (Hauliers), Ltd., applied for an A licence for four vehicles of 18 tons which originally had been authorized, to Manchester Haulage, Ltd.

The manager of Swindells, Mr. T. H. Dawn, said in evidence that Manchester Haulage had been liquidated in March, 1961, and the only asset available had heen,the goodwill of the company, as the vehicles which had been in their possession had been taken back by the hire purchase organization.

Mr. Dawn pointed out that they wanted to recover these units and surrender the old licences. His present fleet was fully employed and if the new vehicles were granted they would be of assistance to the old customers of Manchester Haulage who had been deprived of their haulage services. Initially Swindells bad intended to buy the vehicles direct and had then i found that they had been repossessed.

Mr. B. Webb, objecting for the British Transport Commission, stated that he had been informed that Manchester Haulage had had certain contract A licences and he wanted information regarding the operations of these, in addition to the rest of the fleet. Mr. Dawn said that the old Manchester Haulage base had been at HoIlinwood. two miles away from Swindell's present base. Mr. G. Clayton, a traffic consultant, who appeared on behalf of the liquidators of Manchester Haulage, said that after October, 1960. the books of the company had been very badly kept arid to obtain operational figures they had had to work from rough day-books. The earnings for 1958-59 were £20,498, and for 1959-60, £21,568; in January this year the vehicles had been repossessed by the hire purchase company. Mr. Webb said that more information • was necessary regarding the Contract A vehicles and he would also like to see a list of Manchester Haulage's customers, Mr. H. Dixon, transport manager of James Barnes and Co., Ltd.. paper converters, said that their business was increasing and they had just acquired two new factories. He did not know whether or not Barnes had had a contract with Manchester Haulage but, even if they did, no vehicles had been used while he had been the transport manager. He took up this position 1.8 months ago. .

An application for a B maintenance vehicle was also before the Licensing Authority, but Mr. F. Williamson said he would have to adjourn both cases until more investigations had been made regarding the past operations of Manchester Haulage. In the meantime, he said, he hoped the parties would be able to come to some agreement as to the number of vehicles really necessary. He thought four was too many.


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