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Export Loads Cause Liverpool Thefts

5th June 1964, Page 41
5th June 1964
Page 41
Page 41, 5th June 1964 — Export Loads Cause Liverpool Thefts
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C0.114lVIENTI/NIG on thefts from ‘.--• parked Motor lorries, a •Liverpool police officer stated ' that the main trouble in • LiverpOol had' been the number of lorries bringing loads from other parts of the country for export. Stevedores would not allow the loaded vehicles to stand at the docks during the night because; if they did, and the goods disappeared, the stevedores-might be held to be responsible in the event of a civil

action for loss, Because of that lorry drivers looked for parking places in the city and their vehicles and loads' were unattended all night, he went on. One Liverpool company opened a compound for vehicles in Leeds Street, where vehicles were guarded all night for a charge of .5s.; but eventually • the compound had to be closed down for lack of 'support.

Drivers who sought the assistance of the police in finding parking sites were directed to B.R.S. depots or compounds. but more often than not they ignored directions and left their vehicles at what they considered to be more convenient

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