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11th April 1952
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The Innocent Suffer

A SCANDAL of the first magnitude was revealed in the Divisional Court, last week, when Mr. Justice Vaisey dismissed petitions...

Passing Comments

Vitamins for Motor Oils THE word " additive " threatens to become the most 'overworked in the garageman's vocabulary. Garage...

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One Hears

That those who let Britain down would go down with her. That carburation " experts " should benefit by the new fuel tax. that...

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Denationalization: Statement by Minister After Easter

MR. J. S. MACLAY, Minister of Transport, said in the House of " 1 Commons, on Monday, that he hoped shortly after the Easter...

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Public Backs Northern Roadways: Licence Revocation Postponed

A P . UBL1C outcry has, greeted the news, .published in "The Commercial Motor" last week, that the Minister of Transport has...

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Licence Transfer: Court Dispute

A DISPUTE over an agreement to PI secure the transfer Of an A licence gave rise to an action before Mr. Justice Finnemore in...

Men in the News

MR. N. H. &LIFE has been elected chairman of the Sheffield branch of the Industrial Transport Association. The new...

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New Town Causes Tipper Shortage -- / -*HE shortage of tippers in

the Chat' font area because of building work at Hemel Hempstead. was referred to before the Transport [Appea]] Tribunal on...

Socialists Attack Fuel Tax

A FORMER Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Mr. James Callaghan (Lab.), severely criticized the higher fuel...

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Budget Upsets Fares: Hants Dorset Application Fails D URING hearings of

applications for .1-/higher fares heard by the Licensing Authorities in the past week, it has been several times indicated that...

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Steel Shortage Creates New Needs for Transport

WE consider this application so IT vitally important that my directors felt I should come and support it," Mr. G. C. Sewell,...

B.R.S. Evidence Did Not Help

" VOUR figures of vehicle availability I do not help me at all," commented Mr. S. W. Nelson, Northern Licensing Authority, at...

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37 Seats in Latest Bedford Duple Coaches

D ELIVERIES are now commencing of a new series of Bedford coaches and buses with bodywork by Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd., The...

Ford Built 171,000 Vehicles

L AST year, the Ford Motor Co., La Ltd., produced 171,000 vehicles, of which 125,000 were exported. About 80 per cent. of the...

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What Motorways May Mean

Radical Changes in the Country's Pattern of Internal Transport Should Follow the Construction of a Network of Roads Especially...

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New French Restrictions on British Coaches

IN future, British operators of ConItinental coach tours will not be allowed to garage their coaches at Calais, Boulogne or...

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SIX APPR( MAINT LCHES TO TANCE

A Careful Investigati Procedure Follow& Fleet Owners Shows Commendable Ito the Maintenance. a Number of Big erence to a Pattern...

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Political Commentary

Equal to What? By JANUS A LL men are equal before the Ivory Tower. This was the theme of Lord Hurcornb's recent address to...

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RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES: when are they justified?

Modern Society Abounds with Restrictive Practices, Some of Them Created by Parliament for the Public Protection, but Those...

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Opinions and Queries

No Reward for Enterprise A S a coach operator, I am always interested in the results of appeals, especially as I appealed...

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Requirements in Buses for Mountain Routes

A Practical Approach to the Design of Passenger Chassis Intended for Long-Distance Operation on Routes Embracing Alpine Passes...

Public First, says Northern Roadways

INTERVIEWED by "The ComImercial Motor" in London, last week, where he had been meeting Scottish Members of Parliament, Mr. N....

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Is an Innkeeper Liable for a Coach?

The Law Covering the Responsibility of an Innkeeper for the Safety of his Guests' Property is Explained By a Barrister W HAT...

GUIDE TO VEHICLE SELECTION

DROSPECTIVE buyers at home and overseas will find' "The British Commercial Vehicle Industry" an invaluable guide to the...

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Power Assistance for Hydraulic Brakes

A HYDRAULIC brake in 1 - 1 which the manual effort is amplified by a vacuum servomotor is described in patent No. 666.364, by...