LICENCE CONDITIONS TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
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That, in future; licence conditions would be more Strictly enforced, was a warning given to West Midland operators by Dr. W. Dawson Sadler, Deputy Licensing Authority.
Dr. Sadler . said that, up to the present, strict observance of conditions had not been too rigidly enforced, in order to allow hauliers time to appreciate fully the requirements, but it was now intended to see that operators observed all conditions of their licences in respect of vehicle fitness, drivers' hours, wages, etc.
Road-accident Returns.
The following figures are extracted from the Ministry of Transport return of persons killed or injured in road accidents during the week ended May 38, 1935. the figures in parentheses being those for the corresponding week in 1934. The number of persons who died as a result of accidents during previous weeks is included in the total. In England 96 (109) persons were killed and 3,451 (4,296) injured, whilst in SyAland 13 (13) were killed and 873 (362) injured. The figures for Wales show that 3 (5) persons Were killed and 138 (176) injured.
Motors for Horses: "No Evidence of Need."
At a recent sitting of the Western Licensing Authority, an application by Mr. E. E. Gay, of Devoran, for an A licence for a 2-ton vehicle was refused. Applicant stated that he had used horses and carts " all his life," but, due to the decline in his business, it was necessary to obtain a motor vehicle to save it from extinction.
In refusing the application, the Authority said that there was no substantial evidence of need. It was said that there were plenty of hauliers in the district.
It is interesting to note that the Metropolitan Licensing Authority recently stated that Parliament appears to have considered the substitution of motors for horses as desirable in the public interest.