Newcomer Wins Grant : Quoted Lower Rate
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ANEWCOMER to the haulage business who had gained work by quoting a lower rate than an existing contractor, was granted a B licence by Mr. G. W. Duncan, Northern Deputy Licensing Authority, at Gateshead last week. The applicant, Mr. C. A. Wray, Consett, had been refused a similar application by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Licensing Authority, in May.
For Mr. Wray, a dairyman, Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw said that his client was using his van only during the early morning. Because of his lower quotation, he had successfully tendered to Durham County Council to carry school meals.
When he had applied earlier, Mr. Thomas Britton, another local dairyman, who had the schools contract, had objected. A short-term licence, which had been granted, was then withdrawn..
Mr. Wardlaw observed that at the previous hearing the Authority's attention had not been drawn to the Transport Tribunal's judgment in the case of Weaver. Had Mr. Wray followed the matter to its logical conclusion, his appeal, would have been upheld.
Cross-examined by Mr. I. Robey, for Mr. Britton, who again objected, the applicant admitted that the tender advertisement had asked for existing B-licence holders to apply. Mr. Britton said that the council had written saying that they would offer the contract if he were granted a licence.
Giving decision, Mr. Duncan said that he was satisfied that there had been no complaints against Mr. Britton. There had been a tendency in the past few years for the Tribunal to take the view that customers were entitled to the sort of transport they wanted, he added.
BARTON DO WELL DESPITE TRAFFIC DROP
A LTHOUGH the number of passen
gers carried by the stage services of Barton Transport, Ltd., continued to decline last year, the company had a satisfactory year, Mr. T. A. Barton, chairman, says in his annual statement.
Towards the end of the financial year (September 26) Barton Transport bought a small haulage business. "All the directors have had considerable experience of road haulage many years ago,says Mr. Barton.
Thirteen coaches and 15 doubledeckers were purchased during the year and the passenger fleet stood at 275, with 12 lorries. Next year the coach tour' to the Rhine and Vienna will include a visit to Yugoslavia, and will be known as a "seven countries tour."
FIRST STEPS AT STEPNEY
A MEETING to consider the establish ment of an eliminating centre of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition at Stepney, London, will be held on Monday. It has been called by Stepney Road Safety Organization. Mr.. P. H. Turner, a director of Thomas Allen, Ltd., is providing the facilities.