Car Transporter Refused
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MORTHERN CAR COLLECTION I SERVICE, East Kilbride, failed in an application before the Scottish L.A., Mr. W. F. Quin, at Glasgow last week for a new B-licensed articulated outfit to carry cars from the car manufacturing plants in England to East ' • Kilbride and to deliver within a 50-mile radius.
For the applicants, Mr. J. Law said that they had a service of staff drivers bringing cars to agents in the West of Scotland. Evidence in support was given by a number of the firms using this service,• and in particular they referred to the transport of Vauxhall cars from Luton to Scotland and indicated preference for door-to-door service.
Mr. J. Clyde, for the B.T.C., submitted that the application would clearly give additional facilities and carrying capacity, since it would mean that cars could be brought in by transporter, as well as by drivers employed by the individual firms.
B.R. Overnight Service After Mr. Quin had ruled that there was a case for the objectors to meet. Mr. Paterson, Licensing Officer for Glasgow Area of B.R.. outlined the overnight service from Luton to Bonnybridge, whereby trainloads of Vauxhalls were brought to Scotlanth two or three times each week. From Bonnybridge deliveries were made to dealers by Anglo-Scottish Car Distributors' drivers.
Giving his decision, Mr. Quin said thatall the applicants' witnesses had admitted failure to use the B.R. overnight servide, and they could not be critical of its operation. It appeared that an arrangement which was satisfactory to Vauxhall's and to S.M.T. Sales and Service,r'should be 'equally satisfactory to the firms now supporting the application. He refused to make a grant.
No Bargains
THIS was an 'occasion when the Traffic Court had not been used .as a bargain basement for a haulier and his objectors, but had served a practical purpose, said Mr. J. Else, West Midland Licensing Authority, when he granted an application by A. Brown of Tunstall, at Hanley last week.
The applicant-had applied for a new A lieence for a 31-ton flat vehicle to carry pottery to the London area, Surrey and Stoke-on-Trent. The case, which was part heard, had attracted several independent road objectors, as well as the B.T.C.
Following a consultation between the parties, Mr. G., C. Tindsill, for the applicant, said that if the conditions were amended to read: "Pottery, within 10 miles of base and a weekly joueney to London and Surrey," all the objections would be withdrawn.
Mr. Brown confirmed that this adequately met his requirements and the licence was granted as amended