B.R.S. Conditions of Carriage Relaxed .
7th January 1955, Page 49
7th January 1955
Page 49
Page 49, 7th January 1955
— B.R.S. Conditions of Carriage Relaxed
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AS from January 1, British Road Services are accepting responsibility for goods destroyed or damaged by fire or explosion while in transit.
They said last week that, in these cases, "they will not invoke proviso I to condition 4 of their conditions of carriage, and will not, therefore, seek relief from such liability solely on the ground that they have exercised all reasonable foresight and care in the carriage of the merchandise."
The proviso reads: "Where loss, misdelivery or damage arises and the Executive [B.R.S. board of management] have failed to prove that they used all reasonable foresight and care in the carriage of the merchandise, the Executive shall not be relieved from liability for such loss, misdelivery or damage."