List 7 Results Shov . Promise

24th September 1954, Page 82

24th September 1954

Page 82

Page 82, 24th September 1954 — List 7 Results Shov . Promise

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Y Tuesday evening, just over 60 pi cent, of the vehicles contained : vehicle-only units in List 7 had be sold. A spokesman of the Roz Haulage Disposal Board told The Cor. inercial Motor that if the tenders which decisions were awaited we accepted, sales would exceed 70 .p cent —a good result.

Out of 833 general haulage uni (2,071 vehicles) offered in vehicle-on units, 572 units (1,256 vehicles) hi been sold and 153 cases (431 vehick were outstanding. All tenders had be rejected for 108 units (384 vehicles).

List 7 contained 12 contract-hire un (39 vehicles) and tenders had be accepted for seven units (17 vehicle Two units (14 vehicles) were withdras for lack of suitable tenders and thr cases (eight vehicles) were undecided.

B LICENCE GRANTS ARE "DISCRIMINATORY "—R.H.A. "THE Eastern Area of the Ro Haulage Association is to protest the Eastern Licensing Authority abc his alleged " discrimination " in gra ing short-term B licences to cc merchants.

Mr. G. W. Irwin, area secretary, ti The Commercial Motor last week tl 41 such licences, involving 108 vehiel had recently been granted in chambt Established hauliers. he said, had 1. no opportunity of objecting, and when a haulage firm in Debenh applied for a similar licence to ca corn from combine harvesters to far within a six-mile radius their appli tion was published in Applications e Decisions.

Since then, however, the Debenh firm, Messrs. E AT, List and Son, 1 brought this discrepancy to the no of their Member of Parliament and licence had been granted.

JI.R.S. REDUCE FISH RATE

AFTER months of representations the Glasgow Wholesale Fish b. chant's' Association, with the operation of the White Fish Audio, British Road Services have reduced Lossiemouth-Glasgow fish rate by bringing it to 11d, a stone.

The concession is regarded as a that B.R.S. are willing to discuss ri