9% in 5.4 and 32% in SC.3 Sold
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L'INAL results of list S.4 of transport I units show that only 9 per cent. of the vehicles have been sold. List SC.3, however, has been more encouraging, and 32 per cent, of the vehicles have so far found buyers.
List S.4 results are as follows: Sold, 24 units (544 vehicles); all tenders rejected, 62 units (2,585 vehicles); no bids, 74 units (2,986 vehicles); total, 160 Units (6,115 vehicles).
The extra five units sold during the past week are at Elland, Bristol, Minsterley, Lydney and Dorking.
Of the 23 units (691 vehicles) in list SC.3, six units (219 vehicles) have been sold. All tenders have been rejected for eight units (189 vehicles) and no bids were received for eight units (262 vehicles). Decision in one case (21 vehicles) was still deferred on Tuesday.
DIRECT SERVICE FROM LONDON TO ULSTER
A NEW door-to-door pantechnicon PA service has been put into operation between London and Ulster by Evan Cook's Depositories, Ltd., London, James Brown and Sons (Belfast), Ltd., Belfast, and John Mason (Wavertree), Ltd., Liverpool.
Articulated vehicles are being used at a daily frequency and the need for transferring the load for shipment is avoided. Vehicles travel by the PrestonLame ferry.
GROWING SUPPORT FOR V.O.T.A. A NUMBER of owners of vehicles I-I operated under C-hiring margins has given support to Mr. R. P. Block, managing director of Blox Services, Ltd., 263 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey, for the formation of the Vehicle Operators and Traders Alliance.
As exclusively reported in The Commercial Motor on April 29, V.0,T.A. will represent nationally the interests of such owners and their customers.
A date for an inaugural meeting is shortly to be announced.
U.T.A. TAKE OVER FROM WORDIE A'part of the policy of the Ulster Transport Authority to integrate services with the Great Northern Railway, the U.T.A. last week took over and mechanized collection and delivery services run by Wordie and Co. in six towns.
Two railway lines were closed and the traffic is now carried by road.
NO WHIT CONCESSION
THE Minister of Transport has this
year refused to extend the period for the part-year licensing of publicservice vehicles to cover the Whitsuntide holidays. This concession has been granted in recent years, but a Ministry spokesman said last week that this was done only when the holiday extended into June. This year the whole of the holiday falls in May.