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C,licensees May Pool: 60-mile Limit Ends

25th January 1957
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AA LL C-licensees, whether members of an association or not, are free to make their transport capacity available to each other for the movement of goods that Would normally be carried in ancillary vehicles. This authority. is subject to revocation at any time and will cease when fuel rationing ends. Originally it Was the intention to issue short-term B licences to those C-licensees who Wished to carry for others, but as the amount of work would have been too much for the staffs of the Regional Transport Commissioners, already hard-pressed with rationing, a general dispensation was made, The Commercial Motor was officially informed this week.

Operators' associations have been informed of the waiver, but some confusion arose over whether it applied exclusively to members. In cases of doubt, C-licensees are advised to ask their local Commissioner for guidance.

The East Midland Traffic Commissioner has waived a condition that fuel should not be used for the carriage of general goods and livestock by road beyond 60 miles when reasonable alternative transport was available. The limit will, however, still apply to the movement of potatoes and fresh vegetables unless special dispensation is given.

A 40-mile restriction on the road haulage of coal in bulk remains.

NO APPELLANT: CASE FAILS "J DONT think we allow appeals if

the appellant does not come to tell us why we should," stated Mr. Hubert Hull, president of the Transport Tribunal, last week. The Tribunal dismissed an appeal by Mr. H. Hudson, 73 Lennox Road, Normacott, Longton, Staffs, who failed to appear, against the refusal of the West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority to renew an A licence for a lorry.

When the appeal came before the Tribunal in June last year, the case was sent back to the Authority to hear further evidence concerning arrangements between Mr. Hudson and Mr. James Shirley, Mount Garage, Cellarhead, Longton, for the use of the lorry. At that time Mr. Hull said that the information was insufficient to enable a correct conclusion to be reached on the allegation that Mr. Hudson. who was 70 years old, had completely abandoned his business as a haulier. He was stated to be in ill-health.

The British Transport Commission were respondents to the appeal.

BACK TO NORMAL HIAVING been on short time since November. Plaxtons (Scarborough), Ltd., are to return to a five-day week on Monday. Mr. T. H. Stephenson, secretary, said last week that there had been an improvement in orders. Coach operators seemed to be recovering from the first shock of fuel rationing.

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