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Tribunal Reject " Artie " Plea

30th January 1959
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A HAULIER who wanted to surrender

a special A-licence rigid vehicle in preference to an articulated outfit on A licence had his appeal dismissed by the Transport Tribunal in London on Monday. He was Mr. J. Birks, Uttoxeter, whose original application for the change had been rejected by the West Midland Licensing Authority.

Mr. J. R. Samuel Gibbon, for Mr. Birks, agreed that if the grant were made there would be a small increase in carrying capacity, but said that was not the object of the application. The bulk of the work had been the transportation of excavators for the Uttoxeter manufacturers. The evidence was that they could not be satisfactorily transported on the smaller of Mr. Birks' two special A-licence vehicles.

Mr. J. Amphlett, for the British Transport Commission submitted that if the appeal were allowed, the earning capacity of the new vehicle would be more than 50 per cent. higher than that of the one it replaced.

Announcing the Tribunal's decision, Mr. Hubert Hull, president, said that whilst output of excavators had increased, the simple fact was that this extra tonnage had been accommodated by Mr. Birks. The manufacturers had complained of delays of about one day, but this did not amount to inconvenience.

Therefore, the matter rested on the effect of the manufacturers' growth upon the rest of Mr. Birks' trade. There had been a drop in the amount of cattle food carried, but this was due to abnormal conditions — an over lush amount of grass. Was it, then, reasonable for Mr. Birks to be forearmed against this contingency through being given a vehicle capable of carrying his usual amount of cattle food in case conditions returned to normal?

The Tribunal were not prepared to say in advance that during the present season Mr. Birks would be called upon to carry cattle foods at the rate he had done under normal conditions.

In the next few months, when the state of the grass could be better ascertained, Mr. Birks would know whether he had had to refuse customers who wanted him to carry cattle food and, as he would this year be seeking replacements for his expiring special A licences, this would be a matter which he could place before the Licensing Authority.

FROM SEA TO ROAD

FR EIGHT between Edinburgh and London which is shipped by London Scottish Lines, Ltd., is to be diverted to road. The coastal service has been operated for 150 years, but strikes at the London end have resulted in trading losses.

No details of the proposed road service have been announced. At present, the company's two vessels are lying at Leith Docks awaiting instructions.

45% EXTRA PAY DEMANDED THE central busmen's committee are stated to be asking London' Transport fOr an increase of 45 per cent. in wages for the drivers of one-man buses. The present extra payment is 15 per cent.

The matter arises out of London Transport's proposal to introduce 20 one-man operated buses on three routes on May 13.


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