"No Publicity Value" in B.R.S. Loiries
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VEHICLES of British Road Services had no advertising value, a witness told the Western Licensing Authority last week. Mr. W J. Rich sought to add two vehicles to his licence to run within 200 miles. His loads were chiefly to be milk products and feeding stuffs, and it was stated that one of his best customers, Ambrosia, Ltd., wanted him to provide vehicles to carry 1,000 cases of tinned rice puddings.
Mr W. H. Sutton, manager of the Lanford branch of Ambrosia, Ltd., was asked by Mr. R. A. Webb, for B.R.S. and the railways, who objected, why B.R.S. should not do the work. Witness replied that many of his company's customers liked to see Devon vehicles entering their premises.
The Authority: "In other words, customers in Birmingham receiving your puddings like to see lorries that are delivering them bearing Devon names?" Witness agreed.
Mr. A. C; F. Windeatt, for the atnalicant, submitted that no traffic would be taken from the objectors. The application was granted.
SOUTHPORT'S FUTURE "SERIOUS"
FINANCIAL prospects for the future of Southport Transport Department are serious, Mr_ Jackson Hoggard states in his annual report. There was a £5,920 profit on last year's working and a balance in hand of £16,128, but a decline in receipts since the end of last summer had continued and the income during the current year would be much less than before.
Saturation point has been reached in relation to short-journey fares and further increases would not produce additional revenue," Mr Hoggard warns. There are no indications of price stability and further pay claims are pending. Unless the fuel tax were reduced, there might have to be a subsidy from the general rate fund.
Cost of bus repairs per mile rose from 2.86Id. to 3.109d. because of increases in the cost of materials and wages and a reduction in mileage run This totalled 2,438,461, the lowest since normal services were resumed after the war.
TYRE WEAR WARNING 'U SERS of Dunlop Low Loading, ‘...) Electra and Multistop tyres will in future have warning when wear or damage is caused to the outer wall of the covers. A' white strip is now incorporated under the Mack rubber in the side wall, and when this is exposed it is a warning that the tyre must either be reversed on its wheel, moved to an inside position or repaired.
HOLDSWORTH DEPOT PLANS
pLANS have been made by Mr.
Charles Holdsworth to build a transport depot at Northgate and Winding Road, Halifax. The. land covers 2,325 sq. yd. Ministerial approval is awaited.