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TIME TRAVELLER
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Our column in celebration of the universal law...what goes around, comes around.
75 years ago 1November 1927
The time is not far distant when no livestock will be driven any distance on the road, writes CM. This will be a good thing, given the number of motor vehicles on the road, while animals will also be more comfortable and will arrive at markets, or wherever the destination is, quite fresh and without fatigue. These benefits are highly appreciated by farmers and stockmen as well as by the butchers, so that all who are in a position to do so convey their stock by motor.
50 years ago 31 October 1952
Commercial vehicle exports were greater in value and number in the first eight months of this year than in the comparable period in 195r, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. During August 1952, 8,745 commercial vehicles— excluding dumpers and industrial trucks—were exported. The value of these exports was £5,832,292 in August; lower than that in July, when n,873 vehicles worth p7,539,575 were shipped. Holidays accounted for the curtailment of production and exports.
25 years ago 28 October 1977
Britain could be taken to court by the European Commission for not enforcing the use of the tachograph. The EC has sent a letter to Transport Minister William Rodgers giving him 30 days to explain the violation, but Rodgers says he is "playing it cool". The EC believes Britain's refusal to enforce tachograph use could be politically grave, to the extent that it could constitute a Community crisis.