State View on Meat Transport
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THE use of ordinary vans for the 1 transport of meat was most unsatisfactory, and it was hoped that licensing considerations would not hinder a change-over to special insulated vehicles. This view, accredited to the Scottish Secretary of State, was expressed in a letter from the Meat Transport Organization, Ltd., which was produced before the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority last week at Aberdeen.
J. Findlay and Co., Ltd., Aberdeen, sought to run two insulated vans on meat transport in North Scotland. Previously they had been granted a licence to run one vehicle within Dundee, but appealed against this decision. The Transport [Appeal] Tribunal referred back the case with an indication that fresh evidence might be produced in the case.
The M.T.O,L. letter stated that no difficulty had been experienced in meeting the Ministry of Food's transport requirements. The vehicles which the applicants wished to use were -superior to others at present in service. If they were licensed, traffic would be abstracted from other vehicles based in the same area.
The Secretary of State, said the letter, was anxious that every opportunity should be taken to encourage operators who were willing to provide hygienic vehicles, as present methods of transport, particularly over long distances, were unsatisfactory. There had been repeated demands from public and local authorities for the discontinuance of the use of ordinary lorries.
British Railways and British Road Services objected. Decision was reserved.