Dixon Bool Appeal Dismissed
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'THE Transport Tribunal on Wednesday
dismissed an appeal by Dixon Boot (Transport) Ltd. against the refusal of the South Wales Licensing Authority to vary an A licence by adding two vehicles to the existing fleet of nine—seven based in Cardiff and two in London. For the appellants, Mr. I. R. C. Samuel-Gibbon said that two firms—E. Zigmond and Co. Ltd. and J. and W. Conway Ltd. wanted fool to carry nonferrous metals to Birmingham, Derby and London. Zigmond operated its own C-licensed vehicles, but because of high costs involved wanted the work done by hauliers. Conway had no available vehicles and had not been able to employ a reliable operator. Requirement for Zigmond was about 40 tons a week and for Conway,. 15 tons, The main work
done by Bool was for British Oxygen Co. Ltd. and Turners Asbestos and Cement Co. Ltd. and the company was almost 100 per cent occupied with these two customers. '
Mr. Samuel-Gibbon said that at the hearing on April( 3, a good case had been made for the appellant and the Licensing Authority had refused the application on quite inadmissible grounds.
Respondents were S. Harfoot and Sons Ltd., Cridlands Transport Ltd. and British Railways.
For the two road respondents, Miss E. Havers contended that the evidence of customers called for Dixon Bool at the April hearing did not go very far. Both the respondent companies were capable and reliable and well able to take on work in the area.
Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley, for British Railways, said that the appellant's application had not been supported by main customers and that there was proper evidence of existing facilities. Giving judgment, Mr. G. D. Squibb, president of the Tribunal, said the appellant's trade in 1962 with British Oxygen and Turners had dropped slightly over 1961 and there had been a considerable drop in earnings from hired vehicles. The Tribunal was quite satisfied that traffic could be carried by existing operators and that the Licensing Authority had made a correct decision.