His Intentions Were Quite Clear
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AN appeal by the British Transport Commission against the grant of an additional 3+-ton vehicle to B. H. King of Kcmpston. Bedford—granted by the Eastern Licensing Authority last November—was dismissed by the Transport Tribunal last week.
Giving the Tribunal's decision, the president, Sir Hubert Hull, said a point had been made for the Commission that the declared normal use of the vehicle was not the purpose for which it was intended. They agreed with this but considered that Mr. King had made his intentions quite clear at the public inquiry.
The Tribunal considered that the figures did show that Mr. King's fleet was occupied and they were taking on a n4 fairly considerable portion of increased traffic.
The B.T.C. had said that the facilities provided by British Railways were adequate for the traffic, but " we do not think it was shown that the facilities they were providing, or were in a petition to provide, were as suitable for the purposes of the only customer in this case as those which Mr. King said he would provide," said Sir Hubert.
The Tribunal, however, did not think that sufficient general evidence had been provided by the applicants. But they did think that carriage in a refrigerated van from the point of loading to the markets would be better than the broken journey by road or rail to London, and then by normal train service.