"All British" Replacement Case
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AST week, All ,British Carriers, J...Ltd., Newport, Mon., applied to the South Wales Licensing Authority for permission to replace 18 vehicles (60 tons 16 cwt.) by 16 vehicles (ยง1 tons 4 cwt.). Mr. Clarence Thomas said that the sole purpose of the application was to modernize the fleet taken over from William Bater and Sons, Ltd. The age of the vehicles averaged about seven years, and they were employed chiefly in the Swansea and West Wales area.
Mr. C. J. Wyatt, South Wales secretary of A.R.O., who appeared for objectors, contended that if the application were granted, there would be provided a material increase in carrying capacity, which would enable vehicles to be obtained that were of a type suitable for trunk services.
Mr. Wyatt further maintained that the fact that most of the proposed vehicles would be of a different type from those to be replaced, served to mdicate that it was intended to augment the trunk services which All British Carriers, Ltd., was at present operating, and to rely upon sub-contracting for collection and delivery. He also submitted that, as no evidence of the expansion of business had been produced, the application could not be sustained.
In reserving his decision, the Authority made it clear that the application would not be granted in toto. He will give the applicant an opportunity of considering the position and to decide whether to make the necessary change in the fleet, dealing with each vehicle separately on an unladenweight-for-weight basis.