Concrete and Stone Not Building Materials
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DESPITE a contention by a buildingcontractor witness that sand and stone, although used for road work, were classed as building materials by the trade, the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, on Monday, refused an application by Mr. W. H. Bratt, CheadleHulme. for an additional vehicle on B licence.
Mr. Bratt had said that he thought building materials included sand, gravel and concrete aggregate for road making. British Railways and I. Hancock, Manchester, objected.
Mr. H. Robinson, for the applicant, said he was asking to add a tipper, with the conditions "building materials within 30 miles." His existing B licence vehicle was fully employed and he was unable to meet the demands of customers. There was a shortage of tippers in the area, and neither Hancock's nor British Railways did work in the district, except in carrying solid fuel.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley. for Hancock's, submitted that although evidence had been given that the vehicles could earn £180 a month each, the present lorry was averaging under £100 for hire or reward. There was no reason why the second vehicle should not be put on C licence, to release the B vehicle for full-time work.
For British Railways, Mr. G. H. P. Beames said certified figures submitted at the present application and at one last year showed at least four discrepancies, which was disquieting.
Questioned by Mr. Lindsay about a vehicle recently taken off contract-A licence, Mr. J. R. Bratt agreed that the application was for a vehicle to be acquired. He explained that the contract was uneconomic, and they now wished to put the contract vehicle on B licence.
Refusing the application, Mr. Lindsay said a condition for "building materials" did not entitle the applicant to enter the road-making business which represented 30 per cent. of his figures. The objectors had not given evidence, but it did not matter, because the applicant had not made out a case at all.
LIGHTING PRACTICE CODE
NEW standards for the British motor industry have been issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, and include specifications for various items of electrical equipment. those for lighting and signalling lamps being presented as a code of practice. Diagrams show the angles through which the different lamps on a vehicle should he visible.
• TRAILERS LAUNCH LIFEBOATS
THE first of four lifeboat-launching trailers, ordered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, has been completed by Cranes (Dereham), Ltd. Launching trials are expected to be conducted at Wells-on-Sea on Tuesday. Four more similar trailers have been ordered.