Last Grant by Mr. Robertson
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ON the eve of his retirement, Mr. A. Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, heard an application for 17 additional vehicles on A licence. The hearing, lasting three days, was concluded in Aberdeen, last week, and featured Charles Alexander and Partners (Transport), Ltd., Aberdeen, as applicants. Mr. Robertson heard 15. witnesses support the application, and also complaints of delays in service.
Four local hauliers were joined in their 'objection by British Railways and British Road Services.
Mr. Alexander, managing director, who stated that this company now controlled 117 vehicles on A licence, three on contract-A and six on B licences, said that the fleet was operating at saturation point. Mr. Alexander Frazer, maintenance engineer, said that they experienced difficulty in conducting periodic maintenance due to the demand for transport The Authority, in a deferred decision, announced that he would grant 11 additional vehicles. Mr. Robertson made the proviso that eight of them were to be used solely on maintenance and that the remainder were to compensate for a loss in carrying capacity.