Concrete Mixer is Trailer
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DECAUSE his insurance policy did
not cover the drawing of a trailer, a building contractor was fined £2 and disqualified from driving goods vehicles for a year at Taunton last week, after his vehicle had been used to draw a concrete. mixer.
George Woodland, Hitch Beamchair p, defendant, was said to have been surprised wh6 told by the police that the mixer was regarded as a-trailer.
The driver of the vehicle was also ,aurirrionsed, but was granted an absolute discharge.
RED TO GREEN" PLAN
THEMinistry of Transport are tO experiment at Leicester with a plan to cut out the amber light ,after the red on road-traffic signals. It is hoped that this will prevent the tendency for drivers to move off on the amber light in anticipation of the green signal.
For the opposing traffic moving on the green light there will be amber to enable it to proceed if it has started to cross, and, at the same time, to warn following traffic that the red is coming.
It will be some time before the scheme goes into operation.
STANDARD PRICE RISE
T"priceof the Standard 6-cwt. pick-up will be increased on May 14 to £437 19s. 2d., including purchase tax. The basic price will be 085, or £10 mare than at present. Prices of the 6-cwt. van, 12-cwt. commercial vehicles, the Vanguard Phase II estate car and the Companion will not change.