R.H.E. Cancels Revocation Notes: Leyland Engine for 'Agreement with Removers
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Bristol Lorry AS a result of representations made by or on behalf of hauliers, the Road Haulage Executive has, " The Commercial Motor" understands, withdrawn notification of its intention to revoke the permits of certain hauliers. In some instances, substituted permits have been offered. Operators in Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the West Country are stated to be among those who have been reprieved.
The I.C.1. organization, which em(2) Goods to and from art exhi ploys free-enterprise hauliers for the bitions.
haulage of lime in the Clitheroe and Buxton areas, is stated to have approached the North Western Division of the RI-LE. on behalf of the operators. Asa result, in the special circumstances of these particular cases, the permits are not now to be withdrawn. The number of operators concerned is not certain.
The case at Clitheroe seems to have been particularly strong, as there are no large .operators in the area, and the I.C.1. appears to have been able to convince the R.H.E. that British Road Services would not be able to deal satisfactorily with the traffic—at least at the moment.
Substituted Permits Promised
Several hauliers in the West Country are understood to have approached the R.H.E. divisional manager concerning the revocation of their permits and to have been promised substituted permits. The only case that "The Commercial Motor" has been able to substantiate is that of Mr. H. W. Fennel, an ownerdriver of Whitfield Falfield, Glos.
He holds an A licence and has carried agricultural produce. fertilisers, etc., mainly for H. and T. Proctor, Ltd., Cathay, Bristol. to the neighbouring counties. When he was informed that his permit was to be revoked, the company immediately offered him a position as driver of a C-licence vehicle. Mr. Fennel ha 's now been approached by the RILE. with the promise of a subStituted permit which allows him almost his former freedom of operation.
The Commercial Motor" has been unable to check the reports from Yorkshire. Area officials of the Road Haulage Association said that they had heard of no such cases.
A spokesman at the headquarters of the R.H.E. in London said that the acquisition department was not aware of any instance in which the Executive had changed its mind on the question of revokingmermits.
Contessions for Removers
The Executive has decided that where furniture removers can satisfy the divisional manager that all or any of the undermentioned traffics were included in their protected activities (activities carried on continuously with only normal intermissions since before November 28, 1946) a substituted permit, claused accordingly, will be offered to the operator:—
(1). Second-hand and. antique furniture and effects; new furniture from a retailer to' a private residence or store only:
A32 (3) Exhibition furnishings.
(4) Camp equipment.
(5) Theatrical scenery. .
For the purposes of this arrangement, a furniture remover will be considered to be an operator whose activities have been almost entirely concerned with the transport of household removals and one or all of the traffics mentioned above.
Inquiries made by "The Commercial Motor" in various parts of the country have so far failed to bring to light any case in which the terms of a substituted permit are palpably unreasonable compared with those of the original permit. Many of the Executive's offers of substituted permits have been accompanied by a suggestion that the haulier should visit the group manager to discuss the matter.
COVENANT SCHEME CHANGED
NEW' light vans, utility vehicles and commercial vehicles up to, and including, an unladen weight (for licensing purposes) of 25 cwt. are now covered by a longer covenant, restricting re-sale for two years. The 12-month covenant, which has applied to other types of commercial vehicle since 1947 has now been withdrawn.
R.H.A. CONFERENCE
NEXT year's conference-of the Road Haulage Association will be held at Torquay. The provisional dates are October 16-19.