Bid to widen B conditions fails
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CRITICISMS of the service provided by BRS were made by Mr. H. J. Merrison, a director of H. G. Rent and Co. (Highbury) Ltd., on Tuesday. Mr. Merrison sought to widen the restricted B-licence conditions on two vehicles to permit carriage of general goods within 100 miles because of the "desperate plight" of his customers. The Metropolitan deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. C. J. Macdonald, refused the application.
After supporting letters from six customers of Rent and Co. had been produced, Mr. Merrison said the company and its customers all used BRS for long-distance work. The customers were "very dissatisfied" with BRS service.
Mr. Macdonald said the letters did not support Mr. Merrison's story; indeed, some of the writers expressed satisfaction with the BRS service.
Despite an offer by British Railways to withdraw their objection if the conditions were restricted to carriage of goods into and out of the applicants' Highbury store, Mr. R. Yorke, for BRS, maintained their objection and submitted that the standard of evidence produced fell far short of what was called for.
In refusing the application, Mr. Macdonald said that letters couched in general terms were of little value. "You might have been more successful if witnesses had supported your case", he told Mr. Merrison.