Objector Threatens Legal Action
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A_HAULIER who applied for an additional B-licence vehicle at Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire, last week, heard an objector threaten to take legal action to prevent him seeking business if the application were granted. The objector, Mr. P. Williams, claimed that the applicant. Mr. Evan Jones, Pwlffieli, had agreed not to solicit custom when he sold part of his business seven years ago.
For the applicant, Mr. J. Edward Jones said he had three vehicles, including one on contract A licence working for G. Hadfield and Sons, Ltd., Chester. It carried fertilizer in small lots from the railhead at Pwllheli and stores at Llanbedrog to farms throughout the Lleyn Peninsula.
Their own business included the carriage of bardcore and building materials for other customers. It was necessary to combine the transport to make it economic, so they wanted to transfer the contract vehicle to B licence.
A20 Mr. Pritchard Jones, for Mr. Williams, said that when the applicant sold part of his business for £1,500 in 1951, he agreed not to solicit customers for 10 years. Mr. Williams had three vehicles in the area and could provide transport for building materials and fertilizers. If the application were granted, an injunction might be sought to prevent the applicant from seeking business.
For British Railways, Mr. G. P. Crowe submitted that the change from contract A to B licence was solely for the benefit of the haulier. There had been no complaints about the service, and no certified figures had been produced by the applicant.
The North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, said the alleged agreement had nothing to do with him, so the case must be judged on its merits. It would be adjourned for figures to be produced.