Maj. Eastwood Surprised by Grant
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THERE was a sequel to the Darlington caravan-carrying case of Messrs. B. P. Quin and J. E. Hall (The Commercial Motor, March 11), when Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, at Bridlington last week commented on the grant to the partnership by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority.
"I am surprised that he should issue licences for vehicles based in my area," said Maj. Eastwood.
He was hearing a new B-licence application by Mrs. A. Oxley, trading as Caravans (Hull), for a Land-Rover, to tow caravans within 100 miles of Hull. For the objectors, Mr. R. E. Paterson was putting to Mr. A. Ashton, Seaton, near Hull—one of those giving rebutting evidence—that he had recently " put a man on" his Own Land-Rover "in view of the incursion into the neighbourhood by a licensee from the Northern Area, who is basing his vehicle on your doorstep with the blessing of the Northern Licensing Authority."
Asked by Maj. Eastwood if Mr. Hanlon had granted a licence in his area, Mr. Paterson said that this was 'sib. Yorkshire hauliers had had no chance of objecting, because the application had not been published in the local Applications and Decisions, he added.
Said Maj. Eastwood: "I think I shall have to talk to my opposite number, don't you?"
'After the hearing, he said: "I am surprised that Mr. Hanlon should issue licences for vehicles based in my area." He added that he proposed to communicate with Mr. Hanlon by telephone immediately. The application by Mrs. Oxley was refused for lack of evidence.