New A Licence for Nine Lorries : User Restricted to "B" Conditions
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A N application by Avonmouth Trans1-1, port Contractors, Ltd., St. Andrews Road, Avonmouth, for a new A licence for nine vehicles (34 tons) and three trailers (5 tons 3 cwt.) was granted by the Western Licensing Authority at Bristol on Monday.
The applicants were a subsidiary of the Avonmouth Plant and Construction Co., Ltd., who held a B licence for eight of the vehicles being sought under A licence. The normal user specified on the application for the A licence was similar to the conditions of the B licence. Avonmouth Transport Contractors, Ltd., was formed in November of last year to take over the transport activities of the parent concern.
Mr. T. D. Corpe, for the applicants, said that the present normal-user conditions had been specified on the B licence after . a two-day hearing in January, 1957. It had since been found difficult to operate economically under these conditions and often customers employing the Avonmouth Plant and Construction Co. had to engage outside hauliers to carry equipment. Thus, two hauliers had to be used when one could be employed more economically.
There were 17 witnesses in court. After the luncheon adjournment, Mr. Corpe said an agreement had been reached with thc objectors—British Railways, British Road Services and Western Transport Ltd.—whereby the normal user as published would be applied to the vehicles.
In addition, on behalf of the applicants, Mr. Dennis Squires gave a threepoint undertaking: (1) The same type would be used to replace any of the authorized vehicles in future. (2) The company would not carry feeding stuffs or grain, or fertilizers other than within the Avonmouth area. (3) All return loads would be goods similar to those carried on the outward journey, such as engineering plant.
Mr. Squires said the parent company's turnover exceeded £500,000 a year. One of the reasons for forming separate companies to operate the various sections of the business was to open the way for promotion of the staff to the board of directors.