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Back-loads That Weren't
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DACK-LOADS which were really outIi
loads brought a comment from Mr. A. B. Birnie. Scottish deputy Licensing Authority, when he refused an application at Kirkcaldy last week. Mr. W. Moore of Crossgates was applying for an A licence for two vehicles to replace the Contract A licence which he holds with Central Farmers Ltd. British Railways and B.R.S. objected.
Because of the great difficulty of obtaining lime in Scotland most of it had to be brought from quarries in Northern England, Mr. Moore told the court; he could give Central Farmers a better rate if he did not have to travel one way empty.
The Licensing Authority commented that one of the points which had been worrying him was that the traffic it was desired to carry was from outside the area into the area, rather than the other way about: "I am wondering, therefore, whether this application is such that it should not have been made more explicit and brought to the attention of operators in other areas who might have been interested ".
On the point that the " back-loads " were outward loads, Mr. R. C. B. Currie, for the applicant, said that in a way it was more appropriate that an application of this kind should come before Mr. Birnie, who was then considering traffic originating in his area.
In refusing the application. Mr. Birnie commented that the earnings of the vehicles on contract licence were so high that they pointed to nearly full employment; any spare capacity was negligible and he could not see that a great reduction of rates, if any, could be made to the customer even if the availability were taken up.
S.E. Traffic Area Office "1"HE South Eastern Traffic area office 1 is to be moved from London to Eastbourne. From October 7, the address will be: Ivy House, 1-5 Ivy Terrace, Eastbourne, Sussex. (Tel.: Eastbourne 9340.)