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B.R.S. Traffic Recession
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InRITISH ROAD SERVICES told the Metropolitan Licensing. Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, on Tuesday that, because of a general recession in traffic. they had had to de-tax a total of 15 eight-wheeler vehicles based in the Metropolitan Area In a four-week period commencing at the end of January, no fewer than 388 foreignbased B.R.S. vehicles had had to be returned to the provinces empty because of a lack of loads, and they were " in-undated " with requests from other hauliers for work.
Together with British Railways, B.R.S. were objecting to an application by Silver Roadways, Ltd., of Bermondsey, who had applied for four articulated vehicles with the user "General goods, Great Britain."
Mr. R. M. Partington. for the applicants, said the basis of the application was that, in 1961, 'rate and Lyle, Ltd., acquired the business of j. Walkers (Sugar Refiners), Ltd., and because of this there had been a change in the method of transport for sugar and syrup between
London and Scotland. Silver Roadways were a subsidiary of Tate and Lyle, Ltd.
Mr. D. W. Boucher, commercial manager of the applicant company, said the traffic involved was new, and their existing fleet was completely occupied. The traffic had been transferred from railway to road haulage as a result of a decision taken by the Tate and Lyle board last
year. His company was prepared to accept an additional two vehicles instead of the four originally asked for, but the traffic•would not go back to rail if the application was refused—it would be carried by sub-contractors.
Mr. W. L. Farrell, operational assistant, B.R.S. London District, said there had been a general recession in trade over the past six to nine months, and a diversion of industry from the Area over the past few years. There had also been an increase in C licence operations.
Giving his decision, Mr. Muir said that he had to give protection to sub-contractors, including B.R.S. He proposed to limit the grant to one vehicle and trailer.