Farmer Gets B Licence
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THE condition which may be attached to a C licence enabling a farmer, with haulage interests, to carry livestock for other neighbouring farmers, was discussed during an application by Mr. C. Claybourne, of Pontefract, at Leeds last Friday. The Deputy Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Mr. I. H. E. Randolph, said that this particular facility had been devised to cater tot...the special needs and demands of the farming industry which ordinary hauliers could not meet.
Mr. Ctaybourne, a farmer himself, had a 3-ton vehicle on C licence. He now wanted to put this on a B licence to carry cattle, pigs, and general farm produce within 50 miles of Pontefract. In evidence he pointed out that he carried livestock to markets, but could not go as far afield as he wished. Barnsley. Doncaster and Otley were typical examples of markets he attended. He did hire and reward work for local farmers and usually charged about £1 to carry one beast. About 75% of the vehicle's time had been spent in working for other people, he told Mr. T. Atkinson, 3bjecting for several private hauliers. His rates were economical and he did not wish to subsidize his transport out of us farming.
Six farmers supported the application ind said that occasionally they could not )btain satisfactory transport. •
Mr. Randolph said he did not know vhen a farmer was classed as being in the ame locality as the carrier, but it did eem better to have a B licence with pecific conditions. However the vidence did not justify a radius of 50 -dies. He thought 15 miles would be lore suitable.