R.R.S. Moved Vehicle _ -. • • to Lincoln
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AN allegation. that B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd., had irregularly operated a 20ton low-loader based in the Metropolitan Area from Lincoln for the past two years was made by Mr. Seely Whitby, for Messrs. A. Suthrell, before Mr. C. R. Hodgson, East Midland Licensing Authority, at Lincoln on Tuesday.
Pickfords applied to transfer the vehicle to Lincoln and Suthrell objected, Mr. A. W. Balne, for Pickfords, said that their policy was for branches to employ suitable vehicles 'if these were available from elsewhere. The low-loader had been on hire to the Lincoln branch.
Mr. S. W. G. Crawford, Lincoln branch manager, said that the low-loader was untaxed for part of its two years at Lincoln. Mr. Whitby submitted that Pickfords did not need the vehicle,
In September, he continued, Pickfords had opposed his clients' application to "transfer a low-loader from special-Ato ,A licenee. Suthrell had 20-per-cent. availability this year. .Mr. Balite said that this was a useless figure, 6,eing calculated
'in half-days. . "
The .objectors,. he' aid, had acquired a 'platform.. vehicle of . 10 . tons under ispecial-A licence in ..1957. This had become _a 25-ton. loW-loader, and was probably responsible . for sortie of 'Pickfords' loss of traffic. , .. Mi. 'Hodgson granted the, application, and rejected arty suggestion that the' [OW'loader' had been-operated illegallY. Lowloaders often had,to :travel long ,cifstances for work.
• SCOTS BASE FOR ALL LORRIES T T was the' intention of MeSsrs.`Adanison 1 and Son, Cariuke,.to. base in Scotland, all the 12 'vehicles they had UndefspicialA licences, Mr. W.' F. Quin, -Scottish .Licensing Authority, was told on Monday. The firm successfully sought to transfer eight vehicles from special-A to A licence.
They were supported by the Intercity Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., who said that Adamson could -be relied upon when valuable loads' of whisky were sub 'contracted to them.
• SCRAP TRANSPORT WANTED T RANSPORT for scrap metal was in 1 demand because the National Coal Board were taking out the equipment in unprofitable collieries for disposal, Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, learned on Monday. He extended the radius of the B licence of Mr. T. Timpson,• Coathridge, scrap merchant, from 25-50 miles.
WORK FOR CLEARING HOUSE %WHEN Mr. I. Miller, Abington, was VI' granted an A licence for a vehicle of 3 tons by Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, on Monday, an undertaking Was 'given that it would be confined to clearing-house work. The licence replaced a special-A. The normal user was" mainly London and Southampton."