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Our " Artics" are Not Tog Busy, Say B.R.S.
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OBJECT1NG to an application by Wilson and Rawlinson, Ltd., Walkden, for the additioit. of an articulated vehicle_ to their A licence, British Road Services offered at Manchester last week, to carry Out the work required.
Mr. James Booth, for the applicants, said they had two 17-ft. fiat vehicles on A lieence-and tine-on B licence. They wanted an articulated outfit of 8 tons capacity . to cater for their main customers, C. W. Norris, Ltd., FarnwOrtii, timber and joinery merchants.
• NOrris's had expanded the joinery side '. Of their business -in the past :year, and .:had contracts to suPply. wooden staircases and window and door ft-alines' to building sites all over the country,' but mainly to the Greater 1„bnclon area, Loads Of this type were bulky, and they required vehicles with 24-ft. platforms, and without sides, tailboard or chock rails. They could not hire suitable vehicles and did not want to increase their C-licence fleet.
Mr. I. L. Parker, a director of the applicants, said hiring had been unsatisfactory, and since August, 1956, had cost £2,260. He had not approached B.R.S. because he knew they were hiring articulated outfits and thought they would be too busy.
For B.R.S., Mr. A. R. Hill said they had 14 articulated outfits with carrying capacities of between 8 tons and 10 tons at their Bolton depot. These vehicles had 22-ft. to 26-ft. platforms and false floors were available to eliminate chock rails., They had not been asked to do this work, but were prepared to give an undertaking to do it if they were approached.
Some attempt should have been made to ascertain whether the B.R.S. facilities were available, said Mr. Lindsay. In view of the evidence that they could do the work, and because neither haulier nor customer had approached them. the application must. be refused.