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HAULIER'S application to add four vehicles to his existing twothicle licence was opposed in Birmingham last week by Coventry )uncil who objected to the company parking vehicles in a wareruse car park while they were waiting to be loaded.
But West Midlands Licensing Jthority Arthur Crabtree said e objection was probably Aside his terms of reference.
For Anthony Spencer, trading Mainline Gas Service, it was )ici the company's business as expanding and additional ahicles were vital.
Since vehicles could not be arked at the firm's premises, ley were kept at the Coventry porting Club warehouse at anley. The vehicles went from 'ere to a warehouse car park here they waited, with the armission of the warehouse ianagement, to be loaded at Mr pencers premises. For the City of Coventry Mr R. Hannah said it objected to the use of a car park, as Mr Spencer's vehicles might prevent customers' vehicles parking there.
For the company, it was admitted the situation was not ideal but lorries were parked well away from warehouse customers. Mr Spencer hoped to acquire custom-built premises of his own some time in the future.
Granting the application but prematurely terminating the licence so that it expires in April 1982, Mr Crabtree said he had to restrict himself to two considerations: maintenance arrangements and the operating centre itself.
He was satisfied about maintenance and there was no objection to the suitability of the operating centre. He could see nothing wrong in the vehicles waiting in the warehouse car park.