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27th April 1951
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A Policy for the R.H.A.

A Five-point Programme that Should be Endorsed by All Members of the Association T HE five-point policy for hauliers which Mr....

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Why Were British Exhibits Absent?

T HOSE readers who perused our report of the recent International Motor Show at Turin may have observed that attention was...

Passing Comments

Why Always Place A LETTER in our last the Driver at the "issue drew attention to the Side' alleged advantages of seating the...

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One

Hears- That nationalized industries are, in the opinion of many, "progressing" via ruing to ruin. Someone, who has travelled...

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"Aldershot Reserves Too Big": Warning by Licensing Authorities

A T a two-day joint hearing by the Metropolitan and South-eastern Licensing Authorities, at Guildford, last week, Aldershot and...

Glasgow May Call for State Aid

A CRITICAL financial position arising in Glasgow Transport Department because of rising costs of materials was reported, last...

Tours Not Needed, says Applicant

mo evidence of need was produced by W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., last week, when it applied to run tours to Blackpool and...

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Western Welsh Depreciation "Ridiculous," says Counsel

HE appeal against a decision of the 1 South Wales Licensing Authority on n application by the Western Welsh omnibus Co., Ltd.,...

Injunction for Lines Trailer Co.

I i the Chancery Division, before Mr, Justice Wynn-Parry, last Friday, Mr. G. Aldous, for the Lines Trailer Co., Ltd., moved...

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Acquired Haulier Wins Appeal

QITTING in Sheffield, last week, the 1 , - ) Appeal Tribunal granted the appeal of Messrs. Henry Wragg and Sons, Old...

Lord Teynham Heads N.R.T.F.

ORD TEYNHAM has become president of the National Road Transport Federation, He succeeds Lord Wootton, who withdrew because of...

B.R.S. EXTRA CHARGES POSTPONED

DECAUSE of the uneconomic ing caused by unnecessary waiting, British Road Services was to have imposed as from April 16 an...

Men in the News

MR. E. SMITH has succeeded MR. M. R. BATES as manager of the Tooting works of Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd. MR. G. C....

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"Protect Railway Branch Lines"

'WE have to guard against encourag VV ing any competition with the ailways, otherwise we might be conrooted by the decision of...

- 24ourt Ruling on Farm Products k HAULIER successfully appealed to

- 1 the King's Bench Divisional Court, St Friday, against a decision of the ingston-upon-Hull Stipendiary Magisate that bundles...

P.T. •and Fuel Duty Attacked

T HE export achievement of the motor industry placed it in the lead in the country's drive for economic recovery. It was...

CERTIFYING OFFICERS MEET' IN BIRMINGHAM

A CONFERENCE of certifying officers which was held in Birmingham last week was the first of these biannual meetings to be held...

NEW LUXURY FOR PASSENGERS

T HE first two of 40 A.E.C. Regal Mark IV coaches to be run on the Edinburgh-London service were delivered to Scottish...

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Biggest Company Application to Date : Ribble Needs £374,000

O PERATING 1,250 vehicles in the North-Western, Northern and Yorkshire Traffic Areas, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., has now...

Protective Fare Wrangle Continues

H EARING of the application by the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., to re-route three services in Ayr, was resumed before the Scottish...

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B.T.C. Doctrine " Indefensible " "W/E. know, as transport experts, that

IT the enormous increases in charges sought to be made by the railways and London Transport cannot be justified. We know, as...

New L.T.E. Coaches for Long distance Contract Work

A CCORDING to a spokesman of the 1 – ILondon Transport Executive, the inclusion of 15 vehicles for longdistance private-hire...

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Rapid Acceleration and Good akes

Mark the w Volvo By L. J. COTTON, A N acceleration rate , of .' over 1 m.p.h. per second to 30 m.p.h. and efficient braking...

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In a Line or Two

Sweden is to import Italian vehicles, mponents and tyres this year. The British Standards Institution, , ndon, S.W.1, has...

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Employers Reject Valuable Experience A S a regular reader of "The

Commercial Motor," I was interested in your article entitled "Employ the Older Men." published m your issue dated March 30. 1...

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Drawing-room Comfort

in a Coach N OVEL but practical ideas, aimed at achieving the highest standard of luxury, are embodied in a new Commer coach...

Luxury for the Small Party

VOR touring and private-party work, the Ulster Transport Authority has produced a new 19-seater body on a Leyland Royal Tiger...

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500 Cubic Ft. for Luggage in Airline Half-decker

WITH . an enviable reputation for W economical operation, K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Airlines) has never been slow in ;accepting new...

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To the Parish Pump I

H OPES for some crumb of comfort to the haulier from the Transport (Amendment) Bill finally evaporated on the third day of the...

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GERMANY 1 3 ]

S FOR HIGH STAKES BY THE TECHNICAL EDITORS T FIE German commercial-vehicle industry is gambling heavily to develop its markets...

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Charges for Furniture Storage

T HE correspondent who asked me to write the two articles just concluded on costs and rates for furnieure removal also asked...