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AT Wrexham, on Monday, the British I—I Transport Commission successfully opposed a bid by a North Wales haulier to replace two vehicles on C hire and a special A licence by one vehicle of equal carrying capacity on an ordinary A licence.
The applicant,. Mr. J: Parry, Glan Conway, Denbighs, sought a short-term A licence following the proposed adjournment of his application for a new A licence because of the absence of a witness.
Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for the Coinmission, told the North-Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr, J. R. Lindsay, that at Caernarvon, on' April 25, after certain facts had emerged to cause disquiet over C-hiring arrangements, the then Deputy Licensing Authority adjourned the application for the pro duction of more evidence. .
All was not well with the operations, he said. A special A-licensed vehicle bought from British Road Services, at Seaforth, had been based primarily at Prestwich, Manchester, and no at Glan Conway, and the character of the service might well have changed. It was imperative to hear customer witnesses.
Mr. Edward Jones, for Mr. Parry, said it was an "Allison" application for a vehicle of 7 tons unladen weight to replace two vehicles, one on C hire to Vale of Clwyd Farmers, Ltd., St. Asaph, and one on special A licence. The proposed A-licensed vehicle would equal the combined tonnage of the others, and would make for economy of operation.
Owing to illness, the manager of the Farmers company was unable to attend, but he had sent a letter. If the Deputy Licensing Authority thought this was insufficient a short-term licence might meet the situation.
Mr. Lindsay said he was satisfied that there must be oral evidence from a representative of . Vale of Clwyd Farmers, Ltd. A short-term licence would be refused.
NEW PICK-UP POINTS REFUSED IN a reserved decision, the Yorkshire 1 Licensing Authority has refused applications by Sheffield United Tours, Ltd., Sansam Bros. (Sheffield), Ltd., and Sharpe Bros. (Beighton), Ltd., for a new picking-up point at Swallownest. An application by Mr. C. Riley, Rotherham, for picking-up, points at Aughton and Aston, has also been refused.
At the hearing in May, it was stated that the grant in April of a new excursions and tours licence to Park Garages (Swallownest), Ltd., had taken traffic from the applicants.
The chairman, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, said it required explanation why the applicants, who objected to the proposal of Park Garages, should say in one breath that there was no need for the facilities in Swallownest, and in the next ask for a picking-up point there.