"Keep Moving" Policy Criticized
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" THE authorities now tend to think
exclusively of ' keeping the traffic mos ing,' entirely forgetting ... that the purpose of its movement is to collect or deliver persons and goods, which cannot be achieved without stopping."
This observation is made in the 1954-55 report of the Traders' Road Transport Association. A further critical reference is made to the refusal of the Customs. and Excise Department to relieve operators of oilers of the need to keep fuel records.
The limited value of the successful appeal in the case of Srnee versus James is pointed out in the annual report of the London and Home Counties Division. It was held that a licence-holder could not be guilty of permitting an offence committed by one of his drivers in circumstances when the holder could neither know of the offence nor prevent it.
If, however, there were a charge of "using" a vehicle,. the result of Smee Versus James could not be used as a defence. If a driver is using a vehicle in the course of his employment, the licence-holder must at the same time be L.:rig it.
A warning to traders about possible delivery problems which may arise with the installation of parking meters outside their premises has been given by Mr. F. D. Fitz-Gerald, national secretary of the T.R.T.A. He considers that there does not appear to be adequate protection in the Road Traffic Bill against interference with the right of access—a protection which was given in the Road Traffic Act, 1930, in respect of road-restriction orders.
4,700.GALLON TANKER FOR IRELAND
A PETROL tanker of 4,700-gallon .1--% capacity, believed to be the largest vehicle of its type to be placed in service in the British Isles, has been delivered to Esso Petroleum Co, (Ireland). Ltd., by Leyland Motors Ltd.
The outfit consists of a Leyland Beaver heavy-duty tractor drawing a semi-trailer with Butterfield tank, ' The Beaver has an engine which develops 150 b.h.p. at 2,000 r.p.m.
Esso are using the vehicle to carry aviation spirit from the port installations at Foynes, on the south bank of the River Shannon, to Shannon airport, which is on the opposite bank. Vehicles have to make a detour of more than 50 miles to cross the river.