Decision Reserved in Heaps Tours Case
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A'R producing a number of "dyed in the wool" witnesses, who did not wish to avail themselves of the facilities of existing tours operators, there was no basis for an application by Heaps Tours, Ltd., for several additional destinations to be granted, contended Mr. R. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., at Leeds last Monday. Mr. Marshall was objecting to the application by Heaps who wished to operate to a series of resorts to provide more variety for their cus
tomers. The case had started last December.
Over 30 witnesses had been called who wanted to travel with Heaps irrespective of the tours which other operators would provide, continued Mr. Marshall. Some had not even bothered to inquire about other destinations. If the case were granted in full, the passenger-carrying potential of Heaps would be increased by 86.6 per cent.
Objecting for Sheffield United Tours, Ltd., Mr. R. Hargrave pointed out that the applicants were -seeking to almost double their existing facilities and had not bothered about the adequacy, capacity or convenience of other tours.
Mr. P. Crotty, for Heaps, declared that their customers were loyal and willing to suffer inconvenience to enable the applicants to widen their field. Leeds was an expanding city and Heaps were convinced that the demand was there. Passengers would not be taken from other operators as there was scope for efficient companies to encourage new people to take touring holidays.
The chairman of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, Major F..5. Eastwood. reserved his decision.