First Purchases of B.R.S. Units: Chettle's Resume Long Hauls
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ONE of the first announcements of the purchase of a transport unit comes from L E. Chettle, Ltd., The Mill House, Ilkeston Road, Nottingham. They informed The Commercial Motor on Monday that they had bought a unit consisting of five Atkinson, Bedford and Leyland vehicles formerly based at Ironmonger Road, Nottingham. These lorries will, as from February 1, be operated from the company's present
headquarters.
Before nationalization, J. E. Chettle, Ltd., operated services principally from Nottingham to Birmingham. but also to London and Liverpool. They are now trying to pick up the broken threads. The company have been in existence for 70 years. By Monday, the sale of 72 B.R.S. lorries had been completed. Another 280 vehicles will be transferred within the next week or two, Offer for Old Business
A tender for the purchase of British Road Services unit F.82 has been put forward by Mr. H. _White, who was formerly of the firm of Messrs. White and Goodman, Tavistock. Their fleet of 21 vehicles was nationalized and became unit F.82. He is at present manager of the unit. His partners are his father, Mr. G..1. White, and Mr. C. H. Knapman. It is expected that if the tender is accepted, the handing over will take place in four or five weeks. • An operator, who would not reveal his name, told The Commercial Motor that his tender had been accepted and that in submitting it he had allowed €100 as the value of a special A licence. Another haulier said that he had valued a licence at £25, but his tender had been
rejected. The circumstances of these two particular cases are, however, unknown.