Licences for Lowest Tenderers
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THE East Midland Deputy Licensing Authority last week accepted the principle that road service licences should be granted to operators submitting the lowest tender for War Department workers' assisted-travel services.
A licence was granted to Messrs. Clayton Bros., Leicester, who had put in a tender at 2s, a day less for a service between Leicester and Old Dalby Central Ordnance Depot. The existing operators of the service, L. Pole and Sons. Ltd., Syston, objected.'
Mr. E. Cox, general manager of Clayton Bros., said he did not know the tender was for a service which was already being run. His tender was for £3 a day. This was an economic figure when he ran the service in conjunction with a contract to carry schookhildrem Mr. R. Pole, of Pole and Sons, said they had been operating the service at £3 2s. a day, in conjunction with a contract for carrying scholars.
Granting the application, the Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. P. D. CotesPreedy, said he was acting on a principle which had been made clear tt4 by the Minister of Transport. Both the applicant and the objector had cases of practically equal merit: Messrs. Clayton Bros. were also granted a licence to run a service between Lee Street and Old Dalby by a different route. Objectors were B. J. Mellor, Ltd., who had tendered a price of £3 18s. a day, against the £3 a day of the applicants.
A licence for a service at present run by B. J. Mellor between Coalpit Lane, Leicester, and Old Dalby, was granted to T. W. Barwell, Ltd.
N. and S. Coaches, Ltd., successfully objected to an application by T. W. Barwell for a service between Lee Street and Old Dalby.
A licence for a similar service between Nottingham and Old Dalby was granted to Messrs. Netherfield Luxury Coaches, Ltd., Nottingham.
Six buses were at present used on this service by Messrs. Skill's Motor Coaches, Nottingham, who had run the service since 1932. Two years ago they reduced their price and were now running the service at a loss of just under Id. per mile,