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Backing Refused before Licence Grant
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nURING appeals heard by Sir Robert Tolerton in London last week, it was stated that the Metropolitan Licensing Authority had refused -the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., a backing for a service before the primary application had been heard. Later, the South Eastern Licensing Authority granted the primary application. It was suggested that the Metropolitan Authority might have postponed his decision pending consultation with the South Eastern Authority.
Lewis (Greenwich), Ltd., appealed . against. the South Eastern Authority's refusal to modify backings in respect of express services between Greenwich and Folkestone and Dymchurch, and against the grant to East Kent of an express service from Folkestone to Victoria, London, via New Romney. East Kent appealed against the Metropolitan Authority's refusal of a backing.
Mr. E. S. Fay, Q.C., for East Kent, said they merely desired to improve their services. They operated express services to Folkestone and stage carriages along the coast between 1-lythe and New Romney. The stage service was, however, overburdened on summer Saturdays: The company had therefore applied to run express carriages from Folkestone, via New Romney, to London to serve this stretch of coast on Saturdays only.
Lewis asked for an extra vehicle allowance, new picking-up pints and new timing, and their case was heard first, which led to the unfortunate situation in which the East Kent company found themselves.
Mr. C. R. Beddington, for Lewis, said that they had operated on the route since 1925. They had pioneered it and built up the traffic.
Several applications had been made by Lewis for additional vehicles, but they were always strenuously opposed by East Kent, whose attitude until this year had been that there was no need for further direct services. Although heavily disguised as an application to modify an existing service, the application by East Kent was an attempt to obtain a licence td run over Lewis' route.
DEFENSIVE" DRIVING
nRIVERS should be trained in
" defensive " driving as a part of road safety policy, Staffordshire and Shropshire Accident Prevention Federation will submit at the National Safety Congress at the Central Hall, Westminster, from October 9-11.
The North-Eastern Federation will raise the question how best to "tackle the human element in relation to speed. The Eastern Federation will call on the Ministry of Transport to consider whether pedestrian crossings are worth retaining.
Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport, will open the proceedings. ul