Express plea wins grant for BRS
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A TRANSPORT company dealing almost
exclusively with • an express service to the Continent had to have vehicles under its immediate control, said Mr. M. MacGregorJohnson, appearing for BRS (Contracts) Ltd., at Bristol this week. It was applying for two vehicles on A licence to haul for General Transport Co. Ltd., warehousing and shipping agents, in Somerset, Gloucester, South Wales and London.
An objection from Western Transport Ltd. was withdrawn. Mr. T. D. Corpe, for Western Transport, told the Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon, that BRS hauled for General Transport in other areas and they preferred to use them from their recently opened Bristol depot. "The position might well be reversed at some time", he added.
Mr. MacGregor-Johnson said General Transport did not expect to make any money out of transport. It was an incidental service. Because of the nature of the goods it would be lucky to break even, but it was essential to maintain an :xpress transport service and have vehicles under immediate control all the time.
Bristol depot manager of General Transport, Mr. Hywel Rees, said the branch-opened on November 17 1966-dealt entirely with export Ind import work.
With the firm's system it was important to :ollect from the West Country and South Wales said deliver to London within 24 hours. "If we 'ail to do this, we find transport times in this :ountry take longer than the journey from London to the Continent", added Mr. Rees.
The LA granted the application.