B-to-A Switch Granted
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A REPRESENTATIVE of British inCanners, Ltd., told the Western Licensing Authority at Bristol last week that they had lost between £2,000 and £3,000 worth of pallets within the past . two years because of unskilled handling by outside haulage operators.
The company was supporting an application by M. 1E. Field and Son, of Newent, Glos, who wanted to add three vehicles on A licence to their fleet to carry livestock, agricultural produce and canned and general goods normally within a radius of 200 miles of operating centre. His B licence would be surrendered if the grant was approved. The application was supported by a letter from Newent Rural District Council, and opposed by G. Read (Transport), Ltd., J. Smith (Bicknor), Ltd., and others.
A representative of Canners, Ltd., said they had to pay Field's an uneconomic rate because their vehicles had to return empty. Also it was absolutely necessary for them to have reliable men handling their goods. He then made the remark about the pallets.
British Railways submitted that the evidence in support was negligible and contended that evidence of backloading showed that there was not more than a few hundredweights of goods from South Shields. , Granting the application, subject to the surrender of the B licence. the Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, said "I think the transfer from B to A is fully justified. A very strong case has been made out by the applicant." .