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Tribunal Increase Grant by Two Vehicles
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AN appeal by J. Hart and Sorts, Ltd., Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, . against a decision by the West Midland Licensing Authority, was upheld by the Transport Tribunal in London, last week. They added two tippers to the Authority's grant of three articulated outfits to carry sand, gravel and other products for Hinckley's, Ltd., Congleton, and their subsidiary companies, and aircraft and scrap metal for Lowton Metals, Ltd.
Hart's had sought the addition of five lorries and two trailers on A licence for Hinckley's work, and four articulated units for Lowton Metals. In his grant, the West Midland Authority had ordered them 6) surrender three articulated units, five lorries and two trailers on contract-A licence in exchange for the A-licence vehicles.
Mr. Hubert Hull, president of the Tribunal, said the Authority had underassessed. the probable future requirements of the specified customers—the proper assessment was five vehicles. A condition would be that 90 per cent. of the vehicles' working time should be for Hinckley's and Lowton Metals, or for three named Hinckley subsidiaries.
The Tribunal, he said, had entirely disregarded the question of traffic taken over from a haulier named Hilton. A future application could be made about this.
The appeal was opposed by the British Transport Commission; Maiden and Ellis; A. H. Davey (Roadways), Ltd.; H. Mason Transport (Stafford), Ltd.; Smith Haulage Contractors (Silverdale), Ltd.; B. Kettle and Co., Ltd.; and Bassetts Roadways, Ltd.
"B-LICENSEES UNFAIR TO OTHERS"
HAULIERS who do not comply with the conditio-is of their B licence were competing unfairly with A-licence operators, Ramsey magistrates were told last week by Mr. S. J. Green, for the Eastern Licensing Authority, He was prosecuting Frank Wright, Station Road, Ramsey, who faced five summonses for carrying ashes from an R.A.F. camp when his 13 licence did not cover the loads.
Mr. R. Laxton, defending, said Wright, like most hauliers, found some difficulty in understanding the conditions of his B licence, but he had stopped carrying the ashes as soon as he realized the work was illegal. He had been unable to get a contract licence as one of the parties was a Government department, but he hoped to have the conditions of the B licence widened.
Wright, who asked for 12 similar offences to be taken into consideration, was Riled a total of £5, with 12 costs.
APPEAL NOT HEARD
AN appeal by W. J. Hawkins against a decision by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority was struck from the list by the Transport Tribunal, last week, when Mr. Hawkins failed to appear.