Wider Tax Law on Conversions
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AN extension to the previous prov sions relating to purchase tax o motor-vehicle conversions is embodie in the -Finance Act, 1954.
Typical alterations which inVolv liability to tax are the incorporation e side windows to the rear of the driver seat in a closed van, and the remova from an exempt vehicle of it characteristic fittings, such as any o the seats from a 12-passenger vehick counters or shelves from a mobile shot or stretcher mountings from al ambulance.
Under the law, the tax is payabl by the person who carries out the work and concerns contemplating any con version of a vehicle, whether it is thei own property or not, are advised ir their own interest to consult their loca office of Customs and Excise 'beton proceeding.
CITY BUS TOURS POPULAR J ESPONSE to Bradford's "See You 1% City " bus tours, operated by du transport department, exceeded expectations during the first two days in service when 3,550 passengers were carried.
The tour covers a 25-mile circulai route at a 2s. fare. The service it offered each afternoon and evening dur mg the city's holiday fortnight, and will be continued on Sundays until the end of summer.
WORKINGTON DEPOT OPENED A NEW petroleum depot has been 1-1 opened at Workington by ShellMex and B.P., Ltd. It will be supplied by sea-going tankers from Stanlow, Heysham and Llandarcy. There is a large yard with four filling islands where eight vehicles can be loaded at the same time. The depot will do the work of two older and smaller installations at Carlisle and Cockermouth and serve a wider area.