Change No Obstacle to Grant
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nESPITE a complete change of " normal user and types of vehicle, the Larkfield Motor Co., Ltd., Liverpool, were granted a renewal of a four-vehicle A licence without penalty at Liverpool last week.
Mr. E. A. Whitehead, for the company, told Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, that the vehicles were originally tippers licensed to a Mr. Robery in 1947. with a normal user of " open-cast coal, road and building materials, Liverpool, Manchester and Chester."
In March. 1949. the company were incorporated, but the Authority had not been informed of this when a normal user of " road and building materials, Liverpool district," was granted in July. 1949. In November the same year, an agreement was made to transfer the shares to Robertson. Buckley and Co., Ltd., Liverpool, but before it was completed the business came under the direction of the Official Receiver, who completed the transaction.
From 1950-1954, the company was managed for Robertson. Buckley by a Mr. Kelsall, and in June. 1954, he signed a form G.V.1.A giving a normal user of "road and building materials, Liverpool and Manchester." A new manager, Mr. Ball, realized that the user did not agree with work done and sought to amend it. Early this year, Robertson, Buckley and their subsidiaries were acquired by Wm. Cory and Co., Ltd., and they now sought to rectify the matter, Mr. A. W. Baltic, objecting for the British Transport Commission, said that they sought to establish that the tippers had become flats and leave the matter to the Authority's discretion.
Mr Williamson said that it was apparent that the change had taken place before Mr. Ball took over. Knowing the antecedents of Robertson, Buckley, and their connection withCory, he was prepared to accept the position and made the grant.
REGENT TERMINAL AT CARDIFF
THE construction of a distributive ter
minal at Cardiff is planned by the Regent Oil Co., Ltd. The £500,000 development will be made on acreage leased from the British Transport Commission on the south side of Queen Alexandra dock.
The installation will include 30,000 tons of bulk sixtrage and facilities for receiving ocean tankers. The project is scheduled for completion early in 1961.