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24th December 1954
24th December 1954
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The Birth of a Legal Anomaly

A N interesting legal anomaly has just come to light, thanks to the enterprise of a bench of 'Essex magistrates, which, if...

Passing Comments

Sell by 3-D M ANY manufacturers are equipping their travelling salesmen with sterescopic photographic viewers and colour...

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One Hears—

That no law can make traffic fool-proof. That it would take a big girl to wear a (Scamnriell) Scarab. In The Times of a "Fine...

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Mr. Dawson's Interest in B.R.S.

Parcels Network Wanes A DEMAND that the Road Haulage Disposal Board should guarantee to accept the highest bid made for the...

No Agreement on Pay

A FTER talks lasting for several hours, the National Council for the Omnibus Industry failed last week to agree on a claim for...

List 8 a Great Success

S ALES of vehicles in list 8 of transport units have been extremely high. The Road Haulage Disposal Board are gratified by the...

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Railways Prepare Answer to Road Competition

T HE railways' answer to road haulage competition—the Railway Freight Maximum Charges Scheme—has now been drafted, The charges...

B.R.S. Horticultural Rates Checked

H ORTICULTURAL merchants have 'reported a halt in the continued demand by British Road Services for higher rates, now that...

Trade Plates Used in Wrong Business

A COMPANY who had two busi nesses, Aviation Traders, Ltd., Southend, was at Enfield magistrates' court, on Monday, fined £5,...

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Three Bills to Legalize Travel Concessions being Promoted

A PRIVATE member's Bill which will authorize all municipalities to grant concession fares or free travel to certain persons is...

Troops Back Case for Better Service

TWENTY-NINE soldiers appeared in 1 the kW e s t Midland Licensing Authority's court in Birmingham last week to support an...

Men in the News

MR. WILLIAM WEBB, of the West Midland Gas Board, has been appointed outside transport manager of Alcestcr Co-operative...

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Edinburgh Seeks New Fare Increase

L'ACED with an estimated deficit of I more than £107,000 at the end of the current financial year, Edinburgh Transport...

New Offence: Death by Negligence ?

A NEW o ff ence—" causing death by negligent driving "—should he created, state the Pedestrians' Association for .Road Safety,...

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• N.M.U. Buy 29Vehicle Business

A 29-VEHICLE business has been rk bought by N.M.U. (1954), Ltd., whose shares are now held by Contract (Motor Hire), Ltd.,...

New Move in Oil Fuel Tax Problem

INCREASING demand for oil fuel, which involved an unbalanced production pattern for refiners, might be remedied by reducing the...

Milk Floats Designed for the User

MILK-DELIVERY vehicle bodies which have been developed in close co-operation with dairymen are being built by Messrs. R. W....

In a Line or Two

Chancy Precision Engineering, Ltd., Avenue. Works, Chorley, Lanes, have published a catalogue of their range of tie-rod ends....

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GlasgowGranted id . Fare for Old People

THE Scottish Licensing Authority has I granted permission to Glasgow Transport Department to introduce a id. fare for old-age...

Working Day and Night on Livestock Haulage

rLALVI !NG that his business had increased out of all proportion in the past 12 months, as a result of the increased number of...

Mr.Wills' Warning on Non-paying Services

A A WARNING that unremunerative services, particularly i.n rural areas, would have to he reduced if costs continued tO rise,...

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Robinson Crusoe's Island DENATIONALIZES

Tobago, in the West Indies, Throws Over State Control in Road Passenger Transport and Changes to Private Enterprise : The...

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For the Maintenance Engineer

Screw - thread Inserts A METHOD of providing a screw thread in circumstances which otherwise might prove difficult, is found in...

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Volvo Develop Blown Oil Engine

A Short Test of a chassis Fitted with Blown Engine Shows its Value : Automatic Transmission for Bus Chassis in Production A...

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New British-built Oil Engine

T HE decision of Road Machines (Drayton), Ltd., Horton, Parade, West Drayton, Middx, to install oil engines instead of petrol...

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Opinions and Queries

Is It Good Publicity? VOUR criticism of the Road Haulage Association's L publicity campaign in connection with the lifting of...

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A Warning to Clearing Houses

By Our Legal Adviser P ROPMETORS of clearing houses who do not carefully check the licences of the operators to whom they give...

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Murphy Bros. to Operate Loughborough Depot

Premises and 33 Vehicles Acquired : Grantham Depot Also Taken Over by Private Enterprise i T is understood from a reliable...

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Escape from Insurance Liability

Insurance Company May Disclaim Liability if Vehicle is Not Efficiently Maintained in Every Respect I F a vehicle is run with...

Compulsory Tests Supported

C OMPULSORY testing of vehicles, as envisaged in the new Road Traffic Bill, would be of great assistance to insurance...

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A HIGH )0WERED DELIVERY VAN

New Thames 5-cwt. Van has a Larger Engine, Hydraulic Brakes and Modern Styling : Ample Power for All Conditions by John F....

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Political Commentary By JANUS

The Jitterbug L L my friends would have had from me this Christmas, if I had heard about it in time, a device that seems to...

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OILERS IDEA for MULTI-ST

By Alan Smith -ROGRESSIVE wholesalers in the vegetable, fruit • and flower trade, - G. J. Wright, Ltd., 49-53 Earlswood Road,...

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This engine does everything but talk

to make 1 1 1; ENERGOL the Super oil T HE TROUBLE with normal engines is that you can't see what's happening inside. So the...

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Prevents Spraying Bloom

'TWO faults which can mar a sprayed I surface are blushing and blooming. The cause can usually be traced to an excess of...

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Don't Overcharge Overtime

Because Expenses Should Be Covered by Earnings for a Standard Week's Work, It Is Not Always Necessary to Add an Excess Rate for...

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A Windscreen Washing Device

A SMALL unit for directing a stream of cleaning fluid over a vehicle windscreen is shown in patent No. 718,336 (Joseph Lucas...