Future Business Not Evidence, Say &R.
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A CASE for additional vehicles could rAriot be made out by a haulier on the grounds of traffic which he might get in the future, but about which he was not certain. This was submitted to the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, at Caernarvon, when Mr. T. G. Williams, Blaeriau Festiniog. applied to add two vehicles to his A licence (The Commercial Motor, October 18).
Mr. G. P. Crowe, for British Railways, pointed out that the major basis of the application was a contract Mr. Williams hoped to secure at the £15m. hydroelectric scheme in the Festiniog area. But 13ritish Railways were competing for the work and the position was still fluid.
The applicant's past difficulties had been caused by vehicles being tied up with extensive contracts which were now coming to an end. Half his increased business was slate traffic. for which the railway had special shock-proof wagons. In fact, since 1948 there had been sub stantial abstraction of this traffic by road competition and rail tonnages had been halved.
Mr. Pritchard Jones, for the applicant, replied that the case was not based on future traffic. Customers had given evidence about present difficulties, as there was no other long-distance haulier in the area. A large number of mountain quarries were not rail-connected, so direct road transport avoided double handling.
Mr. Lindsay said that dealing with the present situation a case of need had been made out for only one vehicle, which would be granted, DIRECT GUY SALES
OPERATORS in South Staffs and part of Shropshire may now obtain Guy vehicles direct from the manufacturers, Guy Motors, ,Ltd., Wolverhampton, or, as normally, through any agent. This follows the ending of the distributorship franchise held by Don Everall, Ltd. Direct sales are expected to remain limited to this area. Usual fleet owners' discounts will he allowed.