Private Party Distinguished by Personal Touch"
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PLEA that it was the personal
touch that distinguished a private ty from an excursion and tour was de on behalf of an applicant at the [firmed hearing before the West [Band Licensing Authority, last week, applications by a number of Midland ,ch operators for excursion and tour :noes for work formerly done by vate hire. 'revious hearings were reported in e Commercial Motor on November and 20. )n behalf of Messrs. L. Myatt and 1,' Sparkhill, Birmingham, who died for licences to operate to atres in Dudley and Coventry and to illuminations at Blackpool and srecambe, Mr. J. Else said they were amity business that had been operat
for 26 years. Private-party work med about 50 per cent. of their ;iness, which included works services. thout the latter it comprised 70 per it
' It is the personal touch that ciistin• ihes in part a private party from an ursion and tour," said Mr. Else. rty organizers knew the firnfs reputan and the type of service they could )ect from them. qr. E. J. R Walker, Sutton Coldfield, lied for a licence, to operate to ickpool and Morecambe aluminans. He had one coach, and had been muting for two years.
VIr. Sellers, who appeared for Mr. dicer, said he had no excursion and it. licence, but had a works contract
carried private parties. He had ised to operate to Blackpool and n-ecambe earlier this year after rning that the trips were of dubious
. ality
Yin Sellers added that Mr. Walker I had several inquiries from party • ‘anizers concerning those resorts. Most of Friday was devoted to an application by Mr. C. Carrier, West Heath, Birmingham, who was seeking permission to run trips to Blackpool and to pantomimes at Birmingham, Dudley. and Coventry.
Decisions were reserved in each ease.
GERMAN EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE
GERMAN Matra transport service equipment is now available from the sole concessionnaires, Bowser, Monks and Whitehouse, Ltd., 45a Market Place, Doncaster. It is stated to be offered at extremely competitive prices and the range of units includes crankshaft grinders, connecting-rod borers, brake-drum grinders, cylinder borers, surface grinders, hydraulic presses, manual arbor presses and brake-bleeding apparatus,
PLANS TO BY-PASS LEEDS
MORE than 100 variations of excursion and tour licences for services passing through Leeds have been submitted for the approval of the Yorkshire Licensing Authority. The existing -routes were laid down in 1937, and many of them are now out of date. The proposed routes, which would avoid the city centre, are based on observations of roads and traffic by local organizations.
WILL EMPLOY MEN OVER 50
A CTiVE men of over 506 may be tA engaged as conductors by Nottingham Transport Department. Mr. Ben England, general manager, told Nottingham Rotary Club recently that he was unable to fill vacancies for 210 conductors and was willing to accept men over 50 years old, provided that they were active.