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B.R.S. Withdraw, But Case Refused
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DESPITE the withdrawal of opposition by British Road Services because they could not cope with extra work, an application for an additional vehicle on the A licence. of E. Nicholson, Ltd.,•Liverpool, shipping and forwarding
agents, was refused by Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, at Liverpool last week.
Mr. J. Edward Jones, for Nicholson, said that there had been a substantial increase in business during recent years. Two special-A-licensed vehicles had been purchased, but they could not now cope with the work. Sub-contracting had proved unsatisfactory.
The company were in a peculiar position, he. added, for if the goods which they were carrying had been subjected to any form of processing while in their possession. a C licence would have been sufficient.
Delays in the 'arrival of sub-contractors' vehicles had resulted'in unnecessary quay rents and watching charges, amounting to nearly £40 per month. stated Mr. R. Fairclough, a director. Money could be saved by loading direct from ship to vehicle, but hired vehicles were seldom on time.
Mr. Fairclough agreed with Mr. R. D. Mace, for four independent objectors, that Nicholson's A-licensed vehicles were sub-contracted to other hauliers. Mr. Fairclough observed that in shipping work there was either "feat or famine," and that the company's ordinary haulage amounted to only 1 per cent, of the total businels. He was not prepared to disclose turnover figures for policy, reasons.
The lack of this information and the absence of customer witnesses meant that there was no case to answer, said Mr. Mace. Dock difficulties were normal in a large port, and he did not propose to call evidence unless the Authority required it.
Mr. Williamson, after commenting that tre earnings of the two A-licensed vehicles---£4,599 in 1958 and £4,000 in 1959—suggested that they were underemployed, refused the application. The absence of figures was one reason for doing so, he said.