Battle Over d. Per Mile Excursions
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AN 80-mile excursion for 3s. 9d. caused a clash between two North Wales operators before the North Western Traffic Commissioners, at Llandudno. last week. Mr. J. lesson, trading as Messrs. Meredith and lesson, Cefn Mawr. near Wrexham, sought renewal of his excursions and tours licence from Cefn Mawr, with a variation to add a half-day fare of 3s. 9d. to Rhyl: Objection was lodged by Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son, Ruabon.
Mr. S. Williams, for the applicant, said it was anomalous that while. Mr. lesson was licensed for day, afternoon and evening excursions to Rhyl, at 5s. 3d., Jones could run half-days at 3s. 9d. The result had been a public demand for a reduction in the lesson fare. People were walking from two new housing estates served by lesson, to a picking-up point of Jones, which was located threequarters of a mile away.
Questioned by Maj. G. Roberts, for Jones, Mr. Jesson agreed that a previous application, at Chester, had been refused because he had been operating irregularly at 3s. 9d. He denied that the application was an attempt to improve the licence before selling out to Crosville Motor Services, Ltd, After eight supporting witnesses had been called, Maj. Roberts submitted that because of their common picking-up points a grant would, in effect, be a new service for lesson at the expense of Jones. In the past. by agreement, Jesson had confined his operations to day trips, while Jones had dealt with the half-days. Both licences had been established since c2 the start of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.
Mr. F. Williamson, chairman, said that at a figure of +Ld. per mile it was not surprising that both operators bad said the 80-mile return journey to Rhyl would barely pay. The Commissioners thought that the best way to deal with the application was to grant it in part. A 3s. 9d. fare would be allowed from the new housing estates, but not from any picking-up points common with the Jones licence.