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• The first operator's licence application to be heard in the Metropolitan traffic area was refused by Mr W. M. Levitt, the deputy LA, on Friday, because the applicant, E. Turner and Son, of Woking, failed to appear at the appointed time. • Crow Carrying Co Ltd was granted an interim operator's licence for 55 vehicles in Manchester last week. The North Western LA, Mr C. R. Hodgson, said that he would consider a full licence, for 55 vehicles and a margin of 23, when the company had been able to satisfy one of his vehicle examiners that suitable premises were provided. The LA said that he knew Crow Carrying to be a very reputable company.
Mr Peter J. Reeves, managing director of Crow Carrying, said that between 50 and 60 vehicles could be maintained at his company's Middleton depot. It was planned, however, for the company to move to new premises.
Mr R. Dickinson, vehicle examiner, North Western traffic area, said that he had inspected the Middleton depot in November 1969; there was a lack of regular inspections and the workshop measured only 39ft. by Sift. The maintenance staff of two or three mechanics and the facilities were inadequate for a fleet of this size; there was also a lack of suitable undercover facilities, said Mr Dickinson.