Partners must apply together
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• Mr J. Else, the West Midland LA, said in Birmingham last week that he was bound by law to refuse an 0-licence application for one vehicle by Mr M. S. Sually because the vehicle to be operated was owned jointly by two partners but the application had only been made by one of them. He pointed out that the application should have been made by both partners and not by Mr Sually alone, as was the case. The LA granted an interim licence pending a proper application by the partnership.
Mr G. Rashil, the other partner. attending the public inquiry in place of Mr Sually, told the LA that although they were working five and a half days a week under contract to the Midland Quarry and had recently received a 10 per cent rate increase they were still not making a profit.
Mr J. Johnson, vehicle examiner, said that on a maintenance visit he had been unable to make a proper inspection of the vehicle as it was standing by the kerbside in heavy rain. Although the vehicle was only about 12 months old it had already started to show signs of deterioration.
When asked by the LA if he kept records of repairs and inspections to the vehicle Mr Bashil replied that he thought the receipts given to him by the garage were suitable for that purpose. Mr Else told Mr Rashil that when he and his partner again decided to apply for a full 0 licence they would have to convince him first that they had both good facilities and enough funds to maintain the vehicle at their disposal.