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ne year on from purchasing a Mercedes-Benz 1617 Skiploader, Merseyside

10th November 1994
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operator George Major Skip Hire was sufficiently pleased to order a new 1820 skiploader to expand its fleet.

Easier said than done. Local Mercedes dealer, Road Range Liverpool, said it was unable to supply a vehicle months. Director Phil Major wrote to CMto express his frustration in a letter published in our Dear Sir page (15-21 September): "Are Mercedes scarce, or have our German allies underestimated the strength of our recovery?" queried Phil.

That did it. The man in the Big Seat at Mercedes-Benz (UK) headquarters read Phil's comments and heaven and earth was moved to find the desired 1820. Magically, a suitable

vehicle was found within four days and Mercedes arranged to deliver it to Road Range where it was handed over to Phil and his brother, Andrew. Phil told CM, "It was really superb what you did—just the letter and Bingo! It just shows that the top people read Commercial Motor—we'd like to thank Mercedes as well, of course."

Glad to be of service, Phil, although the Hawk unfortunately cannot guarantee to fix it so successfully for every reader pining for a much needed

LA vehicle. ard Harlech, owner of large tracts of land on the Welsh borders has been banned from driving for 22 months and fined 11 ,400. He was stopped by police who smelt alcohol on his breath and found he was two-and-a-half times over the limit, while driving his Mercedes between his estates at Brogyntyn, near Oswestry and Glyn, near Harlech.

The fine included £1,000 for possessing firearms in a public place—the peer had three guns on his passenger seat. Despite his status as one of the largest owners of land on the Welsh borders, Lord Harlech's defence counsel offered in mitigation the fact that he needs a licence to drive a lorry to carry out repairs on his land. Evidently financial dculties mean that he cannot afford to pay someone to do this work...

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