Decision Reserved on Rhodes Meat Appeal
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nECISION was reserved by the Trans
port Tribunal in London last week when Peter Rhodes, Ltd., Wapping High Street, London, E.1, appealed against the refusal by the Metropolitan Deputy Licensing Authority to allow them four extra vehicles to deliver chilled meat to Tilbury Docks from any part of England, and frozen foods from Tilbury to London.
It was proposed to operate a scheme to send meat by road from this country to Italy, employing the Tilbury-Antwerp ferry. During the whole journey, the meat would be kept at a low temperature. The British Transport Commission, Meatransit, Ltd., J. Packer and Sons, Ltd., R. Cornell, Ltd., the Union Cartage Co., Ltd., and J. Ward and Sons, Ltd., opposed Rhodes.
The Authority had decided that present licensed operators, particularly the objectors, were able to cope with any increased demand for the carriage of meat, and was satisfied that the refrigeration facilities provided by the railways were not less efficient or reliable than those which Rhodes proposed to offer. It was mentioned that if the appeal were allowed, Rhodes would be prepared to accept a limitation of operation within London, the Home Counties and Lincolnshire.
CALL FOR MORE EIRE COACH PERMITS
ACALL for the easing of restrictions on British coach operators wishing to take vehicles into Eire was made last week at the annual meeting of the Irish Tourist Association. Mr. H. J. Dowling, outgoing president, said there had been a great increase in coach visitors this year, many of -whom would have gone to the Continent if the ban on permits had not been lifted.
Inquiries for next season were encouraging, but there was still an unlimited market to be tapped by the complete abolition of the conditions under which permits were issued to coach operators.
It was announced in Dublin last week that Aer Lingus were offering special rates for the air-lift of coach passengers to and from Eire.
HAULIERS BLAME DRIVERS FOR RADIUS OFFENCES
ADMITTING 11 charges .of not complying with the conditions ,of their B licence, 131aby .Hatilage, Ltd., Abbey Gate, Leicester, were fined a total of £22 by, Leicester magistrates' last Week. Mr. John Bray, prosecuting, said road-making and building materials had been carried outside the radius.
Mr. J. Bullough, defending, pointed out that the company had to rely to a great extent on their 'drivers, who had strict instructions not to break the radius.
"But drivers are human, and if they drive longer distances they get more expenses," said Mr.. Bullough. "They are, therefore, inclined to overlook the instructions given to them.'