NEWS IN BRIEF Committed For Trial: At Thames Magistrates Court,
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London, on Tuesday, Arthur Daniel Knight, William Andrew Bradley, Robert Henry Lewis and John Michael Jolly were committed for trial on charges of conspiracy and theft, each being on bail of £500. They were charged with conspiring to steal lorries in the London area between April and October this year, conspiring to receive stolen lorries and spare parts, and stealing _a lorry in Poplar. When the case opened last month, the prosecution gave evidence of the police discovering a graveyard of stolen lorries, cut up and dismantled, on a remote piece of ground off Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Herts. The Magistrate was told that the four men would plead not guilty and reserve their defence, and Knight's solicitor made a statement on his behalf saying that he had a complete answer to the charges and was entirely innocent. Careers Discussion: All students interested in a road transport engineering career are invited to attend an open discussion on the subject at the Royal Society of Arts, John Adam Street, London, W.C.2, next Thursday (December 19) at 6.30 p.m. Mr. J. R. Burrill, assistant transport engineer, J. Sainsbury Ltd., will talk on "The function of the road transport engineer ", Mr. S. F. Gregory, Midland regional transport manager, British Bakeries Ltd., will speak on "How to get the job ", and Mr. St. John Browne, general service manager, Perkins Engines Ltd., will speak on "The help of a professional body ". The three speakers are committee or centre chairmen of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, which is organizing the meeting. Transport Course: A 28-week evening course on transport in preparation for the November, 1964, examination of the Institute of Transport will start on Thursday, January 9
n6 at the City of London College, Moorgate, E.C.2. Students may enrol on Mondays from 5 to 5.30 p.m. or on Tuesdays from 5.30 to 6 p.m. in Room 217 (except between Dec. 21 and Jan, 5 inclusive).
Commercial Drivers Do Well : Of 466 commercial-vehicle drivers who had sat the driving test of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, since membership of the Institute was made available to them in September of last year, no fewer than 280 had passed, a percentage of 60. This was well above the average for private motorists.
Lighting Regulations for Mobile Plant: The Minister of Transport is considering proposals to amend the regulations concerning the positioning of rear lamps and reflectors for mobile engineering plant. Because developments in design, such as ditch diggers, make the present regulations impracticable, it is suggested that the two obligatory lamps and reflectors should be allowed up to 9 ft. from the rear of the vehicle, provided that an additional lamp is fitted within 12 in. of the rearmost point of the vehicle, and at a height of not more than 5 ft. from the ground. This additional lamp will be required to show a red light to the rear visible from a reasonable distance.
Fined for Excessive Loads : L. Smith (Buckland Haulage Co.) Ltd., and Walker and Sons (Hauliers) Ltd., of Newark, have each been fined 120 after pleading guilty to using vehicles carrying excessive loads while working on the MI extension at Ratby. Stopped in Leicester by a Ministry inspector, the vehicles, carrying bridge frames, were found to weigh 31 tons 10 cwt. and 29 tons 8 cwt. respectively. For the defence it was stated that the bridge frames were being carried in pairs as it Was found that they cracked when carried singly.