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I An application which was first heard in he West Midland traffic area on June 28 his year was only partly successful when 4r John Else, the West Midland LA, efused in Birmingham on Tuesday to grant n application by Haulage Contractors Ellerton) Ltd, a recently formed company, 3r an interim 0 licence to cover eight ehicles and eight trailers (CM July 2 1971). 4r Else, although refusing the application s applied for, was, however, prepared to rant the company an interim licence uthorizing five vehicles on the undertaking at no more than four vehicles be operated any one day.
The original application had been made y a partnership of A. Hurst, E. Patten and '. Stubbs which had taken over the vehicles nd business of E. C. and V. Ellerton Ltd nd formed Haulage Contractors (Ellerton) Ad, in which Mr Patten had a controlling nerest.
Several other companies were also ivolved in the initial inquiry, all of which perated from the same base at toke-on-Trent; these were W. Smith Cobridge) Ltd. Smith's Devon and !ornwall Servicing Ltd. D. W. Smith and J. adderley.
Through the hearing the LA gave onsiderable attention to the financial !sources of both the companies and the pplicants. In the case of Mr Patten the LA as told that he had been a director of atten and Heap Ltd, which had gone into quidation. Mr Patten admitted in evidence at fines imposed against the company had mounted to £186 and had not been paid ff. He went on to say that, as with his ersonal debts of £9000. he was paying