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A BUS-LICENSING CONTROVERSY.

4th May 1926, Page 25
4th May 1926
Page 25
Page 25, 4th May 1926 — A BUS-LICENSING CONTROVERSY.
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A further development in the difference which has arisen over a licensing point in Darlington between the United Automobile Services, Ltd., and the local corporation, which. was outlined in The Commercial Motor dated April 13th, increases the possibility of an inquiry being held by the Ministry of Transport in the near future. Briefly, the position is that the company, who maintain practically 75 per cent, of the services radiating from Darlington with a fleet of approximately 150 units, are unable to coins to an agreement with the corpora tion as to fares to be charged upon routes where their buses run in competition with the municipal trolley-bus services, viz., to Faverdale, on the company's Bishop Auckland route, and to Haughton-le-Skerne on their Stockton service.

The corporation desires a written undertaking from the company that they will charge id. more than the tracklessvehicle fares, whilst the company claim that they should be permitted to make the same charge as that in force on the trolley-buses. The company refused to

make application for the renewal of licences upon the conditions required by the corporation, and since March 31st their vehicles have run without licences.

At a recent meeting of the markets committee (which controls the issue of licences) the United Automobile Services, Ltd., made formal application upon the terms of their claim, and this was turned down, with the result that the company are now lodging an appeal with the Ministry. The dispute is a perfectly friendly one. and is entirely a matter of principle with both parties.

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Organisations: Ministry of Transport
Locations: Auckland

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