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Operators in the Clear

1st June 1962, Page 79
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE letter published in your columns from Mr. A. D. Edwards (The Commercial Motor, May 18) incorrectly assumes that the opinion supporting the operation of extendible trailers is to a manufacturer, not to a user.

In fact, the words of approval quoted by The Commercial Motor are set forth by no less an authority than the Ministry of Transport. The opinion by the Ministry was not addressed to our company but to an operator in the North of England who took the initiative in having his York Trombone declared officially acceptable for operation within the Construction and Use Regulations without being subject to the special Types orders.

This favourable ruling will surely be of considerable 'interest to the numerous users—many of them C licence operators—of our own and other forms of extendible trailers.

Corby, Northants,

I WAS interested in Mr. G. H. Mitchell's comments in the May 18 issue of The Commercial Motor regarding the person who lives from the benefits of coigne faring better than the man who prefers to be an honest citizen in our society.

I was recently fined a total of £13 13s: in an Essex court on a charge of driving without due care and attention, the incident being an error of judgment when pulling out from a stationary position to overtake traffic stopped in front Of me and just catching the offside wing of a car with the truck I was driving.

I had a clean licence and was somewhat shocked at the amount of the fine and costs—a week's wages.

Compare this with a case before the same magistrates in court that morning when a woman of 28 years of age appeared on a charge of stealing at her place of employment. Finally caught with marked coins in her possession, she admitted a previous offence of the same nature and after consideration by the magistrates was: given an absolute discharge.

Once again it proves that the honest lorry driver with an unimpeachable character, always prepared to show courtesy to other road users, will feel the full severity of the law when he unfortunately slips up, while the people who regard legislation as so much rubbish will receive less punishment, if any, should they find themselves before the ladies and gentlemen who are appointed as justices in our courts of law.

Haverhill, West Suffolk. JOSEPH G. SMITH.

Driving Ability?

DURING years of persistent use of British roads the consistent " of lady drivers has made much impression upon me. Might I therefore suggest that in order to relieve their finances British Railways make use of this potentially inexpensive ability for the piloting of iron horses along uncluttered tracks.

London, N.1.• " OaseRvEn.“