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New Express Service Not Needed
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AN appeal by Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., against the Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner's refusal of a new express service from Leyton to Leysdown has been dismissed by the Minister of Transport.
He agreed that it would offer some passengers more convenient and less expensive journeys than were at present available, but said the evidence of need for a new service Was not substantial. It was likely to abstract traffic from existing services.
A statement showing the number of potential users of the new service included bookings from a number of agents in areas which were no more convenient to the proposed route than to the existing one.
The Minister added that for an application for a new service to be successful, it must be shown to be justified on the score of need, having regard to the adequacy of existing services and to the extent to which it would afford substantially greater convenience to passengers. This need must outweigh the harm caused by abstraction.
NO LICENCE FOR FORMER REMOVALS DRIVER
AN application by an ex-driver for a household removals company, who wanted a vehicle of 21 tons unladen on a new A licence for "furniture removals as required," was refused by the West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. R. Hall, at Birmingham last week.
The applicant, Mr. L. G. Thomason, Great Barr, Birmingham, questioned by Mr. Hall, said it was impossible to procure witnesses for house-to-house removals. However, while working for Beatties Removals he had had many inquiries which, although passed on to his employer, were not always done immediately. There was room for another vehicle in the area.
Refusing the application, Mr. Hall said there was no evidence. The fact that householders could not get a removal the same day was not sufficient. There were five objectors present to say they could provide facilities in the area.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR Lo.T. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
NEW regulations have been approved by the Institute of Transport for the submission of a thesis for associate membership. Hitherto, permission to submit a thesis in lieu of the associate membership examination has been granted only to people over 35 who were already graduates of the Institute.
Other candidates may now apply to submit a thesis, provided they are over 35, have had at least five years' transport experience, and hold either an executive appointment in transport or hold a professional qualification by examination which is acceptable.
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