Offer by Mr. Dawson for Carter Paterson ?
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" THE British Transport Commission do not confirm the report that Mr. George Dawson. has had discussions with Sir Brian Robertson, chairman of the Commission, in regard to the purchase of British Road Services parcels service vehicles," The Commercial Motor was told on Tuesday. The B.T.C. did not, however, deny the report.
The Daily Herald stated on Tuesday that Mr. Dawson had personally approached Sir Brian with an offer for the Carter Paterson parcels organization.
Mr. Dawson was not available when The Commercial Motor telephoned his home on Tuesday in an attempt to secure a statement.
CONTAINERS MOST ECONOMIC
THE fleet of the Coventry-Eagle Cycle and Motor Co., Ltd., Tile Hill, Coventry, has been increased to meet expanding sales of the company's products. Two Thames 3-tonners with four containers have been put into service, also three Thames 10-cwt. vans with special trailersEach trailer can carry 28 cycles.
A lorry with a container carrying about 50 machines is the most economic )nd satisfactory means for door-toboor deliveries, the company have outi,d. The smaller units are useful 'or meeting small but urgent orders. 3oods are delivered by road to save ime and to obviate damage.
HANOMAGS TO BE IMPORTED
JANOMAG oil engined goods vehicles are to be imported into le United Kingdom. The German ianufacturers' sole agents in this )untry ace the Stahlunion Co., Ltd., 1 Pall Mall, London, S.W.1. They are .oposing to set up a chain of distribum and service facilities in Britain rough local agents.
DAZZLE ACCIDENTS I N 1953, 1,593 accidents-3.1 per cent. of night-time accidents—were caused by headlight dazzle. The 1951 and 1952 totals were 1,602 and 1,272 respectively, and the percentages 3.4 and 2.9. Mr. H. Molson, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, gave this information to Mr. Steele last week.
Labour's Transport Pamphlet Withdrawn
THE Labour Party's 13,000-word transport policy pamphlet, " British Transport," has been withdrawn "on legal grounds." It had been circulated to Members of Parliament and to constituency parties, but last week all were asked to return their copies because of a legal point.
The pamphlet, which was summarized in The Commercial Motor on April 9, gave the Labour Party's detailed proposals to renationalize road haulage
• without compensation. It outlined their declared policy to "remove all restrictions" aimed at preventing the British Transport Commission from developing a fully integrated public service of road and rail transport.
DOUBLE FARES AT CHRISTMAS
HULL has been granted permission to charge double fares on the municipal motorbus and trolleybus services within the city boundary on Christmas Day. Joint services operated within the city by East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., will also be affected.