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Investigating Alleged Illegal Operating

28th June 1963, Page 57
28th June 1963
Page 57
Page 57, 28th June 1963 — Investigating Alleged Illegal Operating
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THE Yorkshire Licensing Authority. Maj. F. S. Eastwood, revealed at Leeds last week that 109 cases of alleged illegal operation in the carrying of salt were in the process of investigation.

He made, this comment when he adjourned an application by Hengpoint (Haulage) Ltd., of Long Lane, Queensbury, Bradford, for the transfer of five vehicles from contract A to B licence and the addition of three vehicles. The application was opposed by British Railways.

Hengpoint was licensed to carry road and building materials within a radius of 30 miles, goods for F. Hanson and Sons Ltd., Great 1-forwood, 'within a radius of 80 miles and coal and coke for Ashley and Dumville Ltd., Salford, as required. Mr. J. Nofellor, for Hengpoint, said that at present the company had five vehicles on contract A to Ashley and Dumville. which at present carried coal and coke into Lancashire. The application arose because vehicles were required to bring salt back from Cheshire to Yorkshire.

Hanson had said they would support the application and had, in fact, asked Hengpoint to make it. But only the previous day an executive of the company said that he could not. attend the hearing because of business commitments and shortage of staff.

Maj. Eastwood then made his comment on the alleged illegal operations, and adjourned the application to await enforcement action. Licensing Authority, reserved his decision on the applicant's request for longdistance operations.

The appEcant's case was that there was acute difficulty in securing livestock transport from the far North for local and long-distance destinations.

British Railways opposed the application, particularly in respect of longdistance transport. It was admitted that the closing of stations in the area had affeeted B.R.'s interest, but it was contended that there was still a very considerable traffic in livestock by rail to the South.


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