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Applicant Wrote to MP.:'-'Most Unwise'
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WHEN an application by Mr. R.. J. Raikes-May, 18 The Peak, Purton, Wilts, Was called before Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, "at Bristol on . Monday, Mr. Nelson stated that the applicant had seen fit to write a letter to his M.P., who had passed it to the Ministry of Transport who, in error, had forwarded the letter to him.
Mr. Nelson said he had not read this Letter and • had returned it to • the Ministry. He felt that it had been a most unwise course for the applicant to' follow before an application had even been heard, but the application would be heard by him with an open mind.
The, applicant required a B licence to carry household. furniture. and effects. within a radius of 25 miles, . The application was opposed .by . British Road Services and the railways, represented by Mr. L. Pratley, and Mr. T. D. Corpe appeared for four private traders.
Mr. Raikes-May told the Authority that the vehicle he had at present on a C Licence, in connection with his firewood business, had a carrying capacity of 360 Cu. ft. He wished to carry odd consignments such as a single bed, a chair.or pieces of furniture from a farm sale, but did not wish to enter into the furniture-removal business.
The Authority stated that he thought he: had licen•Sed sufficient removal vehicles in the neighbourhood. • The application was •granted for articles of furniture and household effects not amounting to a household removal within 15 miles, excluding Lynham R.A.F. Station.
FUEL PRICE CUT: DEALERS' • MARGIN 1d LESS.
THE leading oil companies have dropped the wholesale price of fuel by If d. and the dealers' retail margin by id. a gallon. Petrol and oil fuel bought from the pump is now 10. cheaper, and in bulk, lid.
• Dealers had Id added to their margin when fuel supplies were curtailed last year. They had been . seeking an increase before, and now that supplies are free again the rise has only . partially been cancelled.
Inner-zone retail price of basic-grade petrol is now 4s. 4d. a gallon and premiaimarade 4s, 10c1., with super-grade at 5s. I .
RAIL IMPROVEMENTS . WELCOMED
AT the annual general meeting of the Institute of Traffic Administration in Nottingham last week, Lord Merrivale of Walkhampton, president, welcomed the improvements being made on the railways. These would . result in sonic traffic being attracted from the roads, with consequent easing of the congestion problem. Nevertheless, it was of vital importance that the . Government should speed up road
improvements. •