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Traffic Courts "Like Auctions
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"THIS is becoming more and more like an auction,observed
I Mr. S.W. Nelson. chairman of the Western Licensing Authority, last week, at Salisbury. A number of passenger applications was being heard and there was much bartering between applicants and objectors.
In some cases, opposition was withdrawn when applicants agreed to run proposed trips on only a given number of occasions a year whilst other applicants gave up picking-up points to meet objectors' wishes.
Mr. E. W. Gould, Pilton. Shepton Mallei, wished to combine his licence with that of a business he had purchased. Four coaches were operated and the applicant's area was mainly agricultural. Mr. G. Willrnott, Wells. objected He ran three coaches and had pickingup points in Wells and Shepton Last year, he said, he carried 2.955 adults and 230 children, leaving 1,753 seats unused. Demand had fallen off. be maintained. The Authority thought it important to improve pleasure facilities for people in rural areas. If Mr. Gould wished to rick up in Wells, he should make a separate application, said the Authority. He granted a combination of the licences and allowed a picking-up point 'British Railways, the Western National Omnibus Co., Ltd.. the Bristol mways and Carriage Co., Tra Ltd., and Tramways, Ltd., Bath Electric Tram objected when Mr. W. H. Vaughan, Timber Street. Chippenham, sought to run excursions and tours. Destinations were mouth, Bath, Salisbury mouth, Goodwood races, Richmond Park, Kew, Farnborough Air Show, Blackpool illuminations, Torquay and Olympia.
Applicant admitted that there was a
good rail service to London, but said -that passengers found it difficult to find their destinations from Paddington, whereas a coach took them straight there. Granting the applications, the Authority said that the Englishman liked to take his pleasures sadly, but not quite so sadly as leaving Chippenham by train and making four changes to reach Blackpool. Trippers to London had difficulty in returning to country districts unless they caught an early train from Paddington. Messrs. Chandler and Sons, Willowmead, North Bradley, Trowbridge, applied to run seven additional tours, including trips to Farnborough Air Show, Wembley, Bristol Hippodrome and matches played by Bristol football teams. The railways objected, but Western National withdrew their opposition. Mr. Nelson'saidthat he did not think it reasonable that a town which contained the administrative centre of Wiltshire should be denied facilities by road which were enjoyed in other parts of the county He granted the application and said that it was a great people w advantage that who visited places such as Bristol should be able to go straight home by coach.