CV sales continue to tumble in 1991
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• Sales of commercial vehicles in the UK continue to tumble: they are now running almost 40% down on 1990, with 17,214 CVs bought last month, compared with 28,347 the previous February, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Taken on their own, HGVs fare even worse: sales in February were down from 4,504 to 2,533.
Leyland Daf topped the sales league for February at 615 (down from 1,128 in February 1990). The rest, in order, are: Iveco Ford, 571 (1,099); Mercedes, 382 (650); Volvo, 266 (355); Renault, 135 (252); Scalia, 133 (220); ERF, 119 (197); MAN, 108 (221); Seddon Atkinson, 68 (117); AWD, 60 (104); Dennis, 35 (31); Foden, 31(82); Hino, 7 (28). the tipper mechanism, says Curran.
In towns most electric cables are safely underground. The danger is in rural areas where power tines are at a height of 5m minimum, well within the 7.5m reach of most tippers, Curran warns. He advises drivers to take the following precautions if they hit cables: Stay in the vehicle and, if possible, drive clear.
0 If this is impossible, jump from the cab, but on no account touch the vehicle and the ground at the same time. 0 Keep well away until an electricity engineer says it is safe.