Licence granted on conditions Hudson's Telford, which had been operating
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under interim authority, had applied for a new national licence for seven vehicles and nine trailers at a Birmingham public inquiry. The hearing had previously been adjourned to allow a representative of the company's accountants to give evidence and for a further maintenance investigation to be carried out by the Vehicle Inspectorate (CM 12-18 February). For the company, Norman Carless said that all its vehicles had taken fresh annual tests and the suggestions made by the vehicle examiner had been put in hand. DOT vehicle examiner Selwyn Smith said there had been problems in the past that had not been addressed properly, but he felt that the company now had all the necessary ingredients for a satisfactory maintenance system. Timothy Corfield, a partner in chartered accountants Griffin & King, said the company was solvent; it had the support of its bankers; it was profitable and financially well managed. The accounts had been delayed because of a change in bookkeepers. He believed that the company would be able to produce £12,500 if required to do so; it had overdraft and loan facilities of £250,000.