Five for Three
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DESPITE submission from road and rail objectors that a B licence was more appropriate, an application to convert a three-vehicle B licence into a five-vehicle A licence was granted by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, at Taunton on Wednesday.
Mr. T. G. Corpe, for the applicant. D. G. Mullett, of Stalbridge, Dorset, said his client had operated five vehicles for the St. Martin's Preserving Co. Ltd. group, which consisted of 10 subsidiary and associated companies. Earlier this year an Official Receiver had been appointed in respect of the parent company and Foster Clark Ltd., one of the subsidiaries, with the result that " the subsidiary companies had teased to be subsidiary companies".
In each case the receiver had decided to carry on the respective businesses and it was necessary for the applicant to operate under an A licence.
Mr. Corpe said that because of these difficulties trade had dropped off and the applicants had been forced to relinquish the licence on two of his vehicle, but he now expected work for them in the future.
After hearing supporting evidence from customer representatives, Mr. Mullett said that an additional reason why he required an A licence was to enable him to carry return loads from Cornwall where he had to make a weekly journey—sometimes with three tons and sometimes with six• tons. " if I could back-load it would help my costing ", he said.