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"Case Cannot be Settled in Five Minutes"

23rd May 1958, Page 35
23rd May 1958
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Page 35, 23rd May 1958 — "Case Cannot be Settled in Five Minutes"
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

DECISION was reserved at Sheffield, on Monday, when the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, finished hearing an application by Proctor's Transport, Ltd.. Sheffield (The Commercial Motor, last week). The company sought common conditions for their 10 existing B licences —" general goods, 25 miles; newspapers and periodicals within 40 miles of Sheffield Post Office."

Mr. Randolph said a case of such magnitude could not be settled in five minutes, as Proctor's were really offering a modified contract-A-licence service to their customers._ ,

Mr. A. Goss, for the applicants, accused British Railways of adopting an unreasonable attitude. He pointed out that they were objecting merely because Proctor's might provide competition at some future date. The railways obviously thought it was a bad principle for a transport organization to keep busy or attempt to improve its service.

Replying for the railways, Mr. T. B. Atkinson recalled that when Proctor's made their application, they were able to supply the railways with a vehicle every day for two months, so their customers had evidently not been inconvenienced. This proved, in fact, that the alleged difficulties were exaggerated.

Mr. D. Parnham, for the private objectors, refuted Mr. Goss' suggestion that there was no basis for their oppo

sition. At the time of the application, Proctor's were tendering for new work, and existing operators should be protected when they could offer the necessary facilities.


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