Mr. Hanlon Taken to Task by Tribunal
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AN observation by Mr. I. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority, that he was not satisfied that a haulier had operated within the scope of his normal user was criticized by Sir Hubert Hull, president of the Transport Tribunal, in London on Monday.
The Tribunal allowed an appeal by Mr.. A. V. Dawson, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, against Mr. Hanlon's • refusal to add a vehicle of 7 tons to his A licence.
Sir Herbert said that no contention that Mr. Dawson had exceeded his normal user had been put to the Authority by the British Transort Commission.
The Tribunal could not agree that there had been any inconsistency with the normal user, figures which were pro E2 duced did not enable anyone to come to an adverse conclusion on the appellant.
Mr. T. IL Campbell Wardlaw, for Mr. Dawson, said that the Authority's decision could not be supported. His client had an expanding business and encountered difficulty in obtaining hired haulage. He wag operating in the greatest steel town in the country, and had clearly established need for additional tonnage.
For the Commission, Mr. J. L. R. Croft told the Tribunal that he had conceded, at the original inquiry, that a case had been made out for an additional vehicle but not of the weight applied for. The B.T.C. wished "London and Home Counties" to be deleted from the normal user.