Revocation Effects Described
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THE way three associated companies tried to offset the loss of three revoked A-licence vehicles was described at Hanky, last week. to the West Midland Licensing Authority. Mr. W. P. James.
Mr. G. C. Tinsdill explained that the companies were Longton and North Staffs Transport, Ltd., Dale and Drake. Ltd., and C. Knight and Sons, Ltd. Last February Longton and North Staffs, who had no vehicles of their own, were operating lorries owned by the other two companies, but then Knight's had three A-licence vehicles revoked.
As a result. it was decided Dale and Drake and Longton and North Staffs should exchange titles, so that Dale and Drake would become the company without any vehicles. Longton and North Staffs then took over a special-A vehicle from Knight's together with a contract vehicle, but their customers had still suffered inconvenience.
Longton and North Staffs now wanted a, new B licence for two articulated out fits for general goods within 10 miles. These would assist their existing fleet of 21 special-A vehicles and the lorry under contract.
Mr. David H. Dale said in evidence that there were between 250 and 300 customers. A trunk service with six vehicles was operated each way nightly to London and the South East. and there were also regular services to Yorkshire and the Eastern Counties.
All the vehicles had to be used on collection and delivery, and for space articulated trailers were used internally on customers' premises. But sometimes an unlicensed tractor had to be used to take empty trailers to customers.
Questioned by Mr. G. H. P. Beanies, for the British Transport Commission, Mr. Dale agreed that Longton Storage and Warehousing. Ltd., with two specialA and two B-licence vehicles. and Longton Transport, Ltd., with one vehicle and two trailers on special-A, were also associated companies. He admitted that an almost identical application by Dale and Drake, Ltd., in April. 1956, for a radius of 20 miles, was refused.
Mr. Beames submitted that Knight's had committed irregularities and been deprived of vehicles. As a result, the new company had attempted to take on the work. The trailers could be fed into the trunk service, he suggested.
The hearing was adjourned.