McNamara Refused Trunk Vehicles
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.WHEN McNamara and Co. (1921), VY Ltd., applied before the West Midland Licensing Authority, last week, for licences for eight vehicles and eight trailers, it was stated that five of -these outfits were to deal with general goods in the Birmingham district, and the remaining three to operate between Birmingham, Leicester, London, Bristol and the north.
On behalf of the applicant company, Mr. G. Thesiger said that he was now in a stronger position than when he made an application which was granted last autumn. The McNamara concern had been giving, he said, a high standard of service, for which it had been charging higher rates.
The rates were above those of the concern's competitors, but Mr. Thesiger submitted, a superior service was offered. He pointed out that there was no opposition on the part of any local haulier to the five outfits to be used for local work. He also maintained that, despite the publicity given to the test case last autumn, the railway companies were not closely concerned in this matter.
Mr. J. S. Nicholl said in evidence that the company's vehicles had worked on 91k per cent. of the number of days possible, and the average daily mileage of the local machines was 421.
Mr. B. de H. Pereira, for the railways, asked that the application should be refused, except in the case of three machines for the local services. A grant of further vehicles for trunk services would encourage wasteful competition, he urged.
The Licensing Authority, Col. A. S. Redman, dismissed the application with regard to the trunk machines and one local vehicle, and he granted a licence for four vehicles for local use.