Express and Excursion Grants Revoked
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TWO express licences and one excur
sion licence held by Everton Coaches Ltd., of Droitwich, Worcs, were revoked by the West Midland Traffic Commissioners last week, after admissions by the firm of breaches of licence conditions. The licences revoked were for express services from the 1Firomsgrove (Worcs) district to Weston-super-Mare and to Ilfracombe, and for excursions and tours from Bromsgrove to Weston.
For the company, Mr. D. E. Skelding said that the admitted breaches consisted of picking up at unauthorized points in Droitwich and Worcester.
The managing director of the company, Mr. Harold B. Everton, said that he was on holiday at the time the breaches were committed. On his return he took up the matter with his son, to whom the running of the company had largely been left. Later, his son left the employment of Everton Coaches, but he had retained his directorship and his half-shareholding in the company.
The chairman, Mr. John Else, said that the Commissioners accepted completely that Mr. Harold Everton was not to blame in this matter and that because of a domestic disagreement which was not the concern of the Court, Mr. B. M. Everton would not be appearing before them. Nevertheless, Mr. Harold Everton would realise that he would have to bear the full brunt of the penalties which were being imposed because of the seriousness of the breaches.
Mr. Else indicated that if at some future date the company chose to apply for licences for the three services concerned, including authorized stops at Droitwich and Worcester, it would receive favourable consideration from the Commissioners.
No Pigeons
E continued hearing of an applica tion by William D. Griffiths, of Higher Bebington. Cheshire, for a B licence .for a pigeon-carrying van with a semi-trailer for the carriage of homing pigeons for the Glasgow and District Federation of Pigeon Clubs was refused by the Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin, at Glasgow last week.
Wolverhampton Fares Rise Approved
MOLVERHAMPTON CORPOR YV TION has been given permission to revise its bus fares on a new mileage scale from December 3. The West Midland Traffic Commissioners last week granted the application for a revised scale which will provide for up to 1.04 miles of travel for the minimum fare of 3d. and between 16.75 and 17.74 miles for 2s. 2d. Increases in fares will be not more than Id. on existing fares below Is. and not more than 2d. on fares of Is. and over. Some fares which are above the revised scale will be reduced. Early morning concession fares, the only concession fares still operated by the undertaking, will be discontinued and the new mileage scale will apply to children's fares.
Mr. R. H. Addlesee, general manager of the Wolverhampton Transport Department, said that, since the fares were last increased 12 months ago, expenditure had increased and costs in 1963-64 were estimated at being £79,000 up on the current year.
With present fares, a loss of approximately £32,800 was estimated on this year and approximately £107,600 in the year 1963-64.