Not Enough Evidence for A Licences
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A DD1T1ONAL A-licence vehicles sought by the Intercity Transport and Trading Co„ Ltd., Cumbernauld, were refused last week by the Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin. The company had asked for threc vehicles and four trailers totalling 15 tons for collection and delivery services.
Mr. James Taylor, for the Company, said they had 67 lorries and seven trailers in their fleet, most of them engaged on long-distance work. Half their trunk traffic was carried by sub-contractors, but the system of employing other hauliers on collection and delivery within a 35-mile radius of Cumbernauld did not always prove satisfactory.
A representative of the Ford Motor Co.. Ltd., said the company had given good service, but collection and delivery were a bottleneck. Ford wanted to improve their spares distribution and would be satisfied with Intercity, were it not -for the collection and delivery problems.
Objectors were the British Transport Commission and several private hauliers, all claiming that a grant might mean more trunk vehicles being available to the company instead of improved collection and delivery services.
Refusing the application, Mr. Quin said there had been no evidence of dissatisfaction from customers other than Ford. There should also have been evidence about hiring difficulties. The evidence as a whole had fallen short of requirements, leaving the objectors with no case to answer.
NINETY-EIGHT REQUESTS TO USE PRESTON BY-PASS
MORTHERN bus operators submitted 11 a total of 98 applications to the North Western Traffic Commissioners at
Manchester, last week, for permission to use the new Preston by-pass as an alternative route for their services. All were granted after Mr. F. Williamson. chairman, had remarked that the main purpose in building the new road was to relieve congestion in Preston.
Among the applicants were Ribble Motor Services. Ltd.; Crosville Motor Services, Ltd.; North Western Road Car Co., Ltd.: and Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., together with many Preston operators.
Services affected will be express journeys to Glasgow, Morecambe. Keswick and Kendal, and several holiday services, excursions and tours. All the operators wanted the by-pass as an optional route to the existing one.
Mr. F. D. Walker, for Ribble, said that as yet they had not amended their timetable. They wished to see the effect the new routes would have, which would probably be a speed-up in services. Within 12 months the new Lancashire by-pass should be completed and this would affect all Ribble services. They did not want too many changes within too short a time or the public might become confused.