Why Alt This Fuss ?—Mr. Nelson
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ONthe advice of the Transport Tribunal, an A-licence renewal application by Mr. P. A. Thorne, Eastville, Bristol, was thoroughly investigated by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, at Bristol on Monday. But at the close of the case, Mr. Nelson said he could not see why so much attention had been placed on the operator—it was like using a steam hammer on a small nut.
Mr. Thorne wanted the licence for two vehicles renewed. Last June. the Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the British Transport Commission against a grant to Mr. Thorne, but indicated that when the licence expired the Authority should not treat its renewal as automatic. He should ask for full evidence of the work being done.
At Monday's hearing, Mr. T. D. Come, for Mr. Thorne, said he had reached an agreement with the objectors, but he would call Mr. Thorne to give evidence so that a record of his agreement could be made: Mr. Thorne stated that one ofl the vehicles would be restricted, to the D4 carriage of new furniture, whilst the other one would haul bone meal and offal for a named company, undertake household removals, and carry office furniture and equipment. Answeriug Mr. G. P. Crowe. for the B.T.C., he said he fully realized what the agreement meant.
When Mr. Nelson was granting a renewal on these lines, Mr. Crowe interrupted to point out that the vehicles were not to be interchangeable with each other.
Mr. Nelson: " Surely we have not reached the stage of having to have a separate normal user for every vehicle. The licensing system will be completely out of hand if this is done—just imagine this sort of thing happening to an operator with a large fleet of vehicles. However, 1 note what you say and it is quite clear in the shorthand notes and on my records."
He added that although he could not understand why Mr. Thorne had come in for such great attention, he appreciated the B.T.C.'s co-operation in reaching an agreement so that he would not be put . to any further expense.