Price Not the Only Factor
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E manner in which the Eastern )eputy Licensing Authority had ised his discretion in granting a to Mr. S. W. Silverman, Came, to use a 3-ton vehicle to carry e from Debden R.A.F. station to
n Saffron Walden and Cambridge thallenged by Mr. C. R. Beddington -e the Transport [Appeal] Tribunal week.
was appearing for Mr. topher Tobin, Haverhill, Suffolk,
was appealing against the ority's decision. Mr. Beddington -hat Mr. Tobin, who had only one le, had the annual contract for emoval of refuse from the R.A.F.
n for four years, and lost it this to Mr. Silverman, who submitted ,rer tender.
Beddington submitted that the evidence in favour of granting a ;e to a newcomer like Mn man was that he tendered a ly smaller charge than Mr. Tobin. in the interests of economy, rnment departments have always o accept the lowest tender, and le who offers the lowest rate is to obtain a new licence to do the the effect on the haulage industry
would be disastrous," he declared. "It appears that the Licensing Authority took the view 'the R.A.F. had made a decision about the contract and I must follow the decision in granting a licence.'"
Mr. Silverman told the Tribunal that he was one of five people who tendered for the contract and he and Mr. Tobin submitted the lowest tenders. Mr. Silverman said he had never tendered for this contract before, but he had since been granted a licence to clear refuse at Henlow R.A.F. station. In this case his tender was £10 a month cheaper than four other offers.
Allowing the appeal, the president said that the Tribunal felt that the evidence adduced by Mr. Silverman was insufficient to justify the grant of the licence. It was most important that under the new Act the applicant Must supply the Authority with sufficient facts to support a grant. All that Mr. Silverman could say was that he was in a position to do the work cheaper.
"We do not think, in the circumstances, it was possible for the Licensing Authority properly to hold that that was sufficient to outweigh -other considerations," added the president.