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LOWER MERSEY TUNNEL TOLLS?
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Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee has decided to abolish the separate rates for tractors and trailers and to substitute the following :—Tractor only (motor or steam), is., and tractor and trailer, 2s. 6d. Furniture vans, hearses and tank wagons will, in future, be classed as ordinary goods vehicles and charged 'for according to unladen weight, the maximum being 2s. 6d., as compared with the present maximum of 3s. 6d. for a hearse, 35. for a furniture van and Ss. for a tank wagon. These changes will not be made effective until the approval of the Ministry of Transport is obtained.
East Lancs. R.H.A. Fixes Rates.
East Lancashire Area Committee of the Road Haulage Association has recently made a close investigation of running costs to enable it to recommend to members what are reasonable charges for haulage work within distances of -40-200 miles. Schedules have been drawn up and it is now proposed to make 'a similar investigation into rates for small loads for local delivery. So soon as all the relevant information has been compiled, it will be submitted to the headquarters of the Association.
New Stewart and Ardern Regional Depot.
Stewart and Ardern, Ltd., the Morris distributor for the Metropolis and South-East Essex, has recently taken over the premises formerly occupied by Cooke's -Motors, Ltd., 32, Brighton Road, Sutton, for use as a regional depot. The showrooms will be entirely devoted to Morris-Commercial vehicles and Morris cars.
" The Motor's" Presentation Street Map.
The issue of our associated journal, The Motor, dated May 14, will contain a presentation supplement in the form of a 'street map of the West End of London, with the main streets clearly defined and the principal garages, parking places, theatres and places of public interest indicated, -in addition to the usual features. It will be printed in live colours on good-quality paper and should fill a long-felt want.
Hints of "Uneconomic Rates" at, Appeal Hearing.
The appeal of Bouts-Tillotson Transport, Ltd., against the refusal of the East Midland Licensing Authority to grant a licence for three discretionarytonnage vehicles in possession, was continued, in London, on Tuesday last, when Mr. A. Tylor, on behalf of the respondents, Donaldson Wright and Co., Ltd., and others, replied to the opening address of Mr. W. S. Monison, ICC., M.P.
Mr. Tylor submitted that no case had been made out for the increase in tonnage, and he said that if an increase were required as a result of quoting uneconomic rates, such a justification
TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS.
are invited by the following (latest dates given in parenthcsos):—Banbury TO., for coal and coke. Apply to town clerk, Banbury (May 18). Bucks C.C.. for coal and coke to Aylesbury. Apply 4o 31r. R. A. llagarth, County Bail, Aylesbury (May 25). Ipswich MC., for coal and coke, for 12 months beginning July 1, 1935. Apply to clerk, County Half, Ipswich (May 18). Fleetwood T.C., for 300 tone of clean granite chipping's. Apply to borough surveyor, Town Hall, Fleetwood (May 17). "
should be carefully investigated. He suggested that uneconomic competition was a factor that the Licensing Authority should consider.
If, by overloading, or similar breaches of the law, a haulier was able to quote uneconomic rates, then, said Mr. Tylor, these facts had a great bearing as to whether a prima facie case for increased tonnage had been established.
He submitted that the Licensing Authority was correct in requiring figures for the Nottingham base in support of the application, and not figures for the whole of the BoutsTillotson system. The hearing was continued on Wednesday. SS PROSECUTIONS IN ONE COURT.
An illustration of the rigorous manner in which the Road and Rail Traffic Act is being administered was afforded at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, on May 2, when there were 33 prosecutions for various contraventions. These included failure to keep records, driving without a licence and driving vehicles with defective brakes. Fines totalling over 242 were imposed.
Among the cases was one in which J. B. White, Ltd., a concern of wholesale stationers, Dundee, was charged with having used an unlicensed vehicle for the carriage of goods in connection with the company's business. A director, pleading guilty, said that the vehicle was being used to carry postcard samples, and the company was not aware that these were "goods" within the meaning of the Act. A licence had now been obtained. A fine of 10s. was imposed.
One operator was prosecuted for failing to keep his licence inside a waterproof container. • Italy Raises Oil Tax. • In line with the action taken in this country, the Italian Government has recently increased the duty on heavy oils of a specific gravity of between 0.860 and 0.880 from 30 lire to 45 lire per quintal (220 lb.) and that on oils of a greater density from 10 to 20 lire.