A–licence Grant 'for Wood–pulp Traffic
Page 53
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
ECAUSE paper mills do not want to carry large stocks of wood for pulping, the question of timing deliveries has become an important one, Mr. S. W, Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, was told last week. Mr. C. Budden, wood buyer for the Sudbrook Pulp Mill, Ltd., claimed that British Road Services could not deal with wood traffic on a time basis. He was supporting an application by Mr. Richard Read, Longhope, Glos, for two additional A-licence vehicles and the amendment of the normal user covering five existing lorries (The Commercial Motor, November 28). Answering Mr. J. R. C. Samuel Gibbon, for the British Transport Commission, Mr. Budden maintained that loads going through the Severn Tunnel would be damaged by dirt. He agreed that the company had not taken advantage of a "free test" offer by British Railways. Mr. Read had given satisfactory service, he added, and the company wanted to retain him. If all their work were given to a nationalized undertaking deliveries could be severely affected by a strike. Ten witnesses supported the objection, and Mr. Gibson submitted that a grant would mean excess facilities. However, Mr. Nelson upheld the customer's right to choose his own transport and granted the whole application,