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Trade Plates Used in Wrong Business

24th December 1954
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

A COMPANY who had two busi

nesses, Aviation Traders, Ltd., Southend, was at Enfield magistrates' court, on Monday, fined £5, with costs, for the unlawful use of a general trade licence.

Mr. T. E. B. Pilbeam, prosecuting on behalf of Middlesek County Council, said that Aviation Traders were issued with a general trade licence in connection with the motor side of the undertaking. On September. 20, at Hadley Wood, the trade plates were seen on a large articulated vehicle "stacked high" with parts of aircraft wings. The trade licence was not being used in connection with the company's business of motor repairers.

The company said that the articulated vehicle left Shrewsbury to go to London Colney, but the tractor broke down and another, which was not insured, was sent under trade plates to the disabled vehicle. The broken-down prime mover was detached and the second one took the load to its destination.

Mr. K. Potter, for Aviation Traders, Ltd., said" that So long as the trader was bona fide carrying on the business of repairer while he was on the road, it did not matter if, incidentally, he was assisting his other business.

In the ease in question, the second prime mover could" not have towed the first tractor and its trailer, and the only practical thing to -do was to change tractive units. The articulated vehicle was in two parts, but was licensed as one vehicle and must be broken up into two parts for it to be retrieved.

GUY CLAIM FOR TANK PRODUCTION

THE Royal Commission on Awards 1 'to Inventors last week heard a claim by Guy Motors, Ltd., with regard to their work in producing a form of welded plates which, it was claimed, made possible the manufacture of the Army's wartime Tanks.

Mr. Guy Aldous stated that before 1938 all British armoured vehicles were riveted. It was thought that welding was impossible because the plates were of extremely hard steel. The company, however, succeeded in welding armourplate together and did not hesitate to make their knowledge available to other interested concerns.


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