A-licence Grant to Stand—Tribunal
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THE grant of four A-licence vehicles in place of six on contract-A to Taylors (Contract Hire Service), Ltd.. Glasgow, was upheld by the Transport Tribunal in Edinburgh last week. The decision of Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, had been contested by the British Transport Commission and 12 private hauliers.
For the B.T.C., Mr. R. R. Taylor said the company's contract vehicles transported machinery between factories operated in the Glasgow area by Rolls-Royce, Ltd. Because Rolls-,Royce wanted to give up contract working, Taylor's had made their application.
However, in such circumstances it was the applicants' task, in making out their case, to prove that the customer would employ them and use the vehicles concerned, and to show that the ilvork could not be done with existing vehicles, In this case, Taylor's already did work for Rolls-Royce with 14 Aand special Alicence vehicles, and the B.T.C. considered they did not need any more.
For Taylor's. Mr. C. H. Johnson claimed that there was not a shred of evidence to suggest that the company had too many lorries, or that they were trying to get round the regulations.
Giving judgment, Mr. Hubert Hull, president, said the B.T.C. were overstating the matter when they claimed that no more vehicles were necessary. If a third of the work could be carried out with existing vehicles Taylor's needed another four to carry all the traffic. All but two of the company's vehicles had normal users restricting their work, which was a point to bear in mind.
The Tribunal were satisfied that Mr. Quin's assessment was correct, and the four vehicles would be allowed to stay on the licence.
The hauliers who appealed were: J. and A. Smith of Maddiston, Ltd.; John F. Dunn, Ltd.; John Barry (Contractors), Ltd., Peter Hastie, Ltd.; A. and J. MacLellan, Ltd.; William Carmichael, Ltd.; McKelvie, Ltd.; Robert Pollock; A. and D. Lyon (Carriers), Ltd.; Reid Bros.; John Smillie, Ltd.; and the Glasgow Hiring Co., Ltd. They were represented by Mr. R: Mackenzie, but he was not called upon to speak.