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3rd August 1940, Page 15
3rd August 1940
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Keywords : Logbook, Navigation

That the values of used vehicles have increased enormousiy in some instances.

That certain vehicles of 1930-32 vintage which could have been obtained for £10 before September are now in the £100 class.

That whilst full camouflage painting may be required on motor vehicles_entering protected areas, it has not yet been enforced.

That some local authorities, being obsessed with The fifth column danger, are inadvertently setting up a sixth column by obstructive regulations.

That the present Minister of Transport, Sir John Rein, is shy in respect of receiving delegations—even those of vital importance to road transport.

That to refuse to discuss an industry's problcsms is not a sign of strength, but merely obstinacy.

Of the A.R.O. Metropolitan Area's new home as STRatton House.

Of war-time passengers saying that it isn't only soft fruit that suffers by rail.

Of Mr. T. A. McDowall citing the Editor of this journal as an outstanding example of "blue-pencil " energy.

It stated that this is, presumably, because the Editor has had to cut many " blue-pencil " adjectives out of Mr. McDowall's letters.

Someone 'asking if our reference to the fly in Hitler's ointment meant the attacks of our flyers on his oil stores.

That whilst the R.A.F. uses three classes of liquid fuel, road transport would be quite happy to receive enough of one.

An unsolicited testimonial from a reader's wife, who complained that the " C.M." cost as much as Punch, but wasn't as funny.

That drivers' logbooks should not be carried on the vehicles—they might provide information as to routes useful to the enemy.

That at present it is an offence not to carry the logbook, but that this regulation should be amended or at least the place names should not be required.

. That for a similar reason bus tickets on country services should not bear names of places, but only numbers or locally known stops, e.g., hotels and inns.

That a vast wastage of paper (and of clerical labour) is required in keeping records as required by law—often by males who might be doing more valuable national service.

That many .documents issued to garages are quite rightly marked " Confidential," but that one stated to be " Urgent and Secret " was circulated in a certain area in open envelopes.


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