Taxi-truck" Licence Refused
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MAN who .wanted to operate a taxi-truck service" was refused B licence by Mr. J. A. .T. Hanlon, 'ahem Licensing Authority, at )ckton-on-Tees last week. Mr: bert A. Eastern, Guisborough. irkshire, in partnership with his 7e, and trading as Eastern Taxi ucks, was applying to run two licics with conditions "light general ulage within 25 miles. of Guisrough and, on occasions, anywhere Great Britain." He was opposed by cc hauliers and the British Transrt Commission.
Eastern told the Authority that he ed to carry goods 'for the general e." He had returned from Australia, e such services of the kind he had Mc], were operated, and wanted to the "little working man" who ed small items conveyed from Ilesbrou2Iii to Guisborough. British I Services and the railways, he conxi, carried only "big stuff." There no supporting witnesses.
r. Hanlon explained that B.R.S. ed small parcels, and if he granted nee out of sympathy the objectors t well appeal to the Transport anal,. If the objectors won their aI, Mr. Eastern would then be faced costs. Refusing the application, Mr. on said that if the applicant could ide supporting evidence he would be ired to hold another inquiry.
FOR PROVINCIAL BUSMEN? kGE demands likely to affect 212,000 busmen employed by private corn:s and municipal undertakings ighout the country may soonr be r consideration. Last week the :tiger group committee of the Trans and General Workers' Union led to urge other unions in the ;try to seek a rise in the Provinces. indon Transport men have already led for an extra £1 a week and a ar increase was suggested for proal workers.
MOTORWAY SPOTTERS -IEN the London Birmingham motorway is opened, the Autoile Association will provide a conus breakdown service with i-equipped Land-Rovers and, when hie, spotter aircraft.
iro new radio transmitters have been lp. The control centre will be at ghton flyover.