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THE FIRST rounds of the Commercial Motor-sponsored Lorry Driver of the Year competition, now in its jubilee year, will be held on May 7, later in the year than usual, but numbers are looking up.
So far 39 centres are accepting entries and several more are still getting themselves organised.
And this year the LDoY organising committee has taken another step to stop drivers for larger firms getting an advantage over the small operators' men and owner-drivers. For this year the drivers will not be given details of manoeuvring tests until they check in at their rounds. And tests for each round will be different. So the driver at a large
operator cannot obtain t vantage by having, say, a with a colleague who has the tests at an earlier rounl All he will find out is th of test being held; and details have been publisl CM year by year.
This year, too, everyth being done to make the Na Finals day — at Cranfie September 3 — a real di day. Drivers are increaE consulted on choice of v these days, and so mar turers are being giver opportunity to show models at the Finals. Sup' too, will be able to show wares.
There will be a jubilee at Cranfield on the evenir fore the Finals and all prE
are invited to contact NelIs, LDoY national orlg secretary, Room 719, House, Stamford Street, 1, SE1 9LU, in order that invite them to be guests. ,resident of the LDoY ation, Sir Dan Pettit, will s expected that 3,500 qitors will enter the conmd 300-odd will win ih to the Finals. It won't be 3sh. Cranfield is a more us venue than Bramcote, the Finals have been held a past 14 years. Its the tear of the CM LDoY cornn, and the organisers, the al secretariat backed by
2,500 volunteers from 3d transport industry, will ng their best to make the most of this jubilee year.
The purpose of CMLDoY is to improve driving standards and safety on the road. The examination of the driver's skill carried out in the contest is built round situations he will find in carrying out his normal daily duties.
All the class winners from the centres compete for the National class winners championship. There are eight competition classes ranging from small vans to maximum size artics.
The competition consists of an observed road route, a Highway Code, legal responsibilities and technical knowledge paper and a series of three manoeuvring tests.
A completely different series of tests is run at the Finals.
To select the Lorry Driver of the Year the eight national class winners compete in a further series of manoeuvring tests, and a fault-finding test. They drive four different types of vehicles supplied by one of the major vehicle manufacturers. This year they are being supplied by the Vauxhall Motor Co Ltd. Michelin will once again, later in the year, be taking the LDoY on a European Study Tour.
At the Finals vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to the industry will display their products and organise special competitions and entertainment for the competitors, their families and friends, and the public.