E:oncession Fares an Anachronism

24th September 1954, Page 87

24th September 1954

Page 87

Page 87, 24th September 1954 — E:oncession Fares an Anachronism

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INCESSIONARY fares were lescribed as 'a complete anachro" by Mr. David Karmel, Q.C.,

he applied before the West and Licensing Authority at Stoke'rent, last week, for the abolition of in workers' fares by the Potteries at. Traction Co., Ltd. Decision was ved.

r. Karmel, who said that the cornwould be faced with an increased bill of £86,000 next year, said the had arrived when additional ne was essential, and the only ion was: what was the simplest fairest solution? •

e application, he said, was con to special cheap fares, and did not the general fares structure.

J. Ellison, who represented three a 15 objectors to the proposals, Mr. H. H. Thorpe, accountant of "., whether, in the past four years, ,mpany had been prosperous. Mr. e replied that it had been able to ts head above water.

)ther objector said that the ation meant, in effect, that conlary fares up to 21d. would be etely abolished. To deprive shift rs of concessionary fares bordered anness, he said.

" LIGHT TO BE TESTED EiMP which illuminates when the am n headlamps of a vehicle are , and shines to the off side for the of the approaching driver, has volved by a Carlisle police officer. xed to the rear of a vehicle and ded so as not to distract other flitted by Insp. R. Harrison, of a City Police Traffic Department, lisle Road Safety Committee, it assed on to the North Lanes, Hand and Westmorland Accident Prevention Federation, who last week asked the Road Research Laboratory to investigate its possibilities.