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Heavier Lorry Refused : Normal User " Ridiculous "

27th February 1959
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

INSUFFICIENT evidence was put forward by Mr. Gordon Hall, Northallerton, when he applied at Stockton-on-Tees, last week, for a 3-ton l6-cwt. vehicle on A licence in place of a 2-ton 18-cwt.

special-A-licence vehicle. This was stated by the North Western Licensing Authority, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon. when he refused the application.

Mr. Hanlon said the case well illustrated thc folly of ridiculous applications for a normal user to cover every conceivable commodity the haulier had ever carried and any district he had ever served. Mr. Hall had come nowhere near justifying additional carrying capacity even for the amended normal user he wanted —" agricultural produce and requisites in the north and Scotland; steel and timber to Lancashire and the Midlands."

The case had previously been adjourned because it had been unsatisfactorily submitted, yet the figures now produced showed no split between special-A and contract-A earnings. But it seemed that .11 months' earnings in 1957 were greater than revenue for the whole of 1958.

In evidence, Mr. Hall said the new vehicle would carry 7-8 tons, whereas the old one was limited to 6 tons. He produced a customer witness who stated that Mr. Hall carried substantial traffic for him, although a good deal of it was by contract vehicle.

For Mr. Hall, Mr. J. Croft told the Authority that the new vehicle was already in possession and the special-A licence would expire on April 19. Mr. Hanlon replied that Mr. Hall might then be able to justify the change, now that he knew what was required.

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