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A Licence Not for Car Transporters
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T HERE was an increasing demand for I new cars to be carried by special transporter from the agent to the purchaser's home, stated Mr. D. C. Jackson before the North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, at Preston on Tuesday. When a person bought an expensive new car he wanted one which had no mileage recorded when it reached him.
Mr. Jackson was appearing for P. Grant, Ltd., Preston, who wanted a public A licence for four double-deck car transporters of 15 tons, with a normal user: "Collection and delivery of new threeand four-wheeled cars only, Great Britain and the Continent (excluding Ireland)."
On Continental journeys, transporters would collect cars, drive to the docks, cross by Channel ferry, then-continue to the car's destination. This would cut out loading of vehicles on and off the ferry.
Mr. P. Grant, a director, said he had been approached by the agents for Citroen cars. These cars were wide and the average transporter could not accommodate them. Mr. Grant said he had the facilities to carry the cars and wished to distribute them from Slough to the north-west of England. There were not sufficient transporters to meet the demands of car agents in the area. An organization in the Midlands had offered him the hire of 24 transporters.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, objecting for Lathom's Transport, Ltd., did not think there was a great shortage of transporters. If there were 24 vehicles in the Midlands which could be hired at any time, his point was illustrated. Grant's should withdraw their case and apply for a B licence, in the meantime having a shortterm B licence. The application was withdrawn and Mr. Grant said he would apply for a B licence.
Mr. B. Webb, objecting for the British Transport Commission, could not guarantee that there would not be an objection to this application.
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