Deliberate Breach Of Normal-User Denied

26th September 1958, Page 116

26th September 1958

Page 116

Page 116, 26th September 1958 — Deliberate Breach Of Normal-User Denied

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AN. accusation that he had deliberately gone outside his normal user by hauling goods to the South of Scotland and England was denied last week -by. Kenneth MacLennan, haulier, Main Street, Aberehirder.. The allegation was made. by British Railways; who opposed his application for an extended user to include the South of Scotland and England.

Mr.MacLennan admitted that he had occasionally gone to the south, but said this was only to fulfil the demands 'of his customers. The user for -his five Alicensed vehicles based at Aberchirder was Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray, but he needed. the extension to take agricultural produce and requisites and scrap metal to the South of Scotland, with occasional journeys to England with agricultural produce.

Supporting the application, Mr. George Gill, of Wm. Robertson and Co.-, Banff and Aberchirder, said his company had been customers of the MacLennans for 30 years. Orginally the traffic had been largely local because of the boom for north-east mills before and during the war. Since then, however, there had been a slump, and one by one the mills in the area had closed down.

British Road Services objected in addition to the railways, but they did not call any witnesses and withdrew after a short recess.

The application was granted by Mr. Alex Robertson, Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority.

LOADING BAN OPPOSED AT NEWCASTLE QTRONG opposition is facing .a reeoni•

mendation by Newcastle upon Tyne Traffic Committee for banning loading and unloading of vehicles at certain times in some main streets. At a meeting Of Newcastle Chamber of Trade members said the scheme would be unworkable and might result in adding to traffic.. difficulties instead of eating congestion.

For British Railway's it was stated that proper deliveries would be impossible.. Their Vehicles would be 'held . up and severe congestion vvoUld"result at the rail way loading docks. .. •

Mr. W. F. Leatherland, for the whblee. 4ale fruit and potato trade, warned that if the scheme were accepted it would probably .spread to other parts of the

city. .

TRAFFIC STILL FALLING THE number of people using Leicester

Corporation. buses is still decreasing, according. to .figures produced for the transport committee. ClIr. S. W. Bridges, chairman, said last week that they were combating falling receipts in two ways— by trimming some services, and by buy ing larger buses which ran as cheaply as•the existing ones.

He added that when the busmen's pay award was known the policy would be to -try ...to absorb it.