Evidence too thin for grant
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• Having only been granted a licence consolidating the conditions of four A licensed vehicles in January this year, J. R. Forrest and Son (Transport) Ltd., Manchester, applied again to the North-Western deputy LA in Manchester last week for additional vehicles and facilities.
The company sought two more 9+-ton artics on A, an additional 2-1.-ton van to its 8-licence, and radius extension on the latter licence, the conditions to read: "Collection and delivery of goods (excluding parcels and smalls) within 50 miles; goods for Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., as required".
Objecting for BRS, Mr. J. S. Lawton pointed out that in January an application for 10 vehicles had been reduced to four by agreement and five days later, this new application had been lodged. He submitted that the application was premature.
The deputy LA felt the rather thin evidence could support an additional A-licensed vehicle. He extended the existing three B vehicles conditions to carry for Dunlop from a 30-mile radius to "as required" and granted an additional B vehicle on this condition only.