§ 16. Miss Burtonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware that owners of vehicles which are plying for hire must be covered by A or B licences while car delivery agents doing so are allowed to operate on a C licence; and what steps he proposes to take to deal with this anomaly.
§ The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (Mr. Harold Watkinson)I think the hon. Lady may have in mind the operation of car delivery vehicles under general trade licences, when carriers' A or B licences are not required. There is a possible anomaly here, which I am looking into. I will write to the hon. Lady when my inquiries are complete.
§ Miss BurtonIs the Minister aware how pleased I am by that wholly unexpected reply? Does he realise that the unions and the industry feel very strongly about this anomaly and that I hope he may be able to give the answer as soon as possible?