Caravan Case to be Re-examined
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AFTER hearing evidence from the objectors tha t caravan-towing vehicles were idle during June, July and August, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, at Bridlington, on
• Tuesday, adjourned an application to examine evidence given when the objectors obtained their licences. He commented that if vehicles were idle for 20 and more days in a month during the summer, it was time the vehicle allowance was reduced.
Mr. I. H. Richardson, of York, sought to add a 3-ton dual-purpose vehicle to his B licence. The objectors were Messrs. Boustead Bros., Huddersfield. Reliance Caravan Carrying Service, Huddersfield, and Mr. J. L. Brown, Leeds.
Mr. R. E. Paterson, for the applicant, said that at present he operated two vehicles, a Land-Rover on B licence and a 3-ton dual-purpose vehicle on contract A licence to Trailerways (Leeds), Ltd., for the carriage and towing of caravans. If the application were granted, the Land-Rover would be deleted and the contract A licence surrendered.
Work for Trailerways was south 1.6 north and the work of the present Bvehicle was from north to south. It Would be more economic and of greater convenience to customers if all the work was done by ohe vehicle.
Mr. P. Kenny. for the objectors, pointed nut that Mr. Richardson was no' asking for conditions, "towing and carriage as required," and was formerly restricted to R.A.F. personnel and Trailerways. All the objectors had had vehicles idle recently.
Mr. Pa.terson said Reliance had giveh evidence at Beverley recently that their dual-purpose vehicle was fully employed. There were letters in support from several caravan manufacturers, production having increased by leaps and bounds in recent years, and they had considerable transport di fficul ties.