HIRE-CAR ADVERTISEMENTS: TEST CASE BROUGHT
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ADVERTIS1NG of hire-car facilities for travel to the seaside led to a prosecution described as "something in the nature of a test case," at Bradford City Court, on August 8. Victor Leslie Barnard Jordan, of l, Clifton Villas, Bradford, pleaded "Not guilty 'S to summonses alleging that he used a 10 h,p. shooting brake as an express carriage without holding a road-service licence, and that he caused it to be so used.
The prosecution stated that defendant advertised in a newspaper trips to Morecambe and Bridlington. On June 7 he was seen to pick up four passengers, in three parties, from three different points. The passengers included a man and wife, who paid. £3 each, and two other passengers, who paid 12 each, for the ?rip to Bridlington.
The prosecution argued that, by publication of advertisements before the passengers undertook the journey, there had been a breach of the law.
The defence replied that the prosecution must show that the advertisements offered facilities for a specific journey and not merely facilities for journeys in general. There had been no evidence that the-advertisements specified any particular journey.
The Stipendiary Magistrate (Dr. F. J. 0. Coddington) reserved judgment.
LEYLAND DELIVERY RATE SHOOTS UP
ALTHOUGH the fuel crisis last February and March caused a general fall, in production, the total number of vehicles delivered by Leyland Motors, Ltd., during the first half of the year showed an increase of 20 per cent., compared with deliveries in the corresponding period of 1946.
Deliveries to civilian operators alone have risen by 134 per cent., because during the first six months of 1946, many of the Leylands produced were for the Ministry of Supply.
POOL TRANSPORT DELAYS: M.o.T. WILL INVESTIGATE
IN reply to a complaint of delays in the arrival of points-rationed foods delivered to shopkeepers through the manufacturers' pooled transport systems, the Ministry of Transport has indicated that it will investigate the question if specific cases of complaint be submitted.
This reply has been sent to tite North Eastern Area of the National Chamber of Trade, which had suggested that "the war-time expedient of pooled deliveries" should be abolished.
BOLTON FACES BIG LOSSES
A WARNING that, with existing fares,
Bolton Corporation's transport undertaking will have an accumulated deficit. of 1225,901 on March 31, 1952, and that the deficit of £66,677 on April 1 this year must be met in "a reasonable time." is given in a report from the borough treasurer to Bolton Transport Committee.
He says the estimates for 1947-8 to 1951-2 vary from a surplus of £1,017 in the first year to a loss of £74,329 in the fifth. A deficit similar to that for 1120 1951-2 is expected for some years afterwards.
Traffic revenue is estimated at £784,100 for 1947-8, and at £815,600 for succeeding years. Originally, the estimate for this year was £729,850, but the fall in passenger receipts, following the increase in fares, had not been as heavy as expected.
The general manager reports that in the first week of the new fares there was a drop of 240,000 passenger journeys. Comparing the first three weeks of the new fares with the last three weeks of the old, the decline per week was 180,000. If only half the 180,000 passenger journeys were recovered, revenue would increase by £30,000 a year. If all were recovered, income would be up by £60,000.
The manager suggests that lid. stages be reduced in length from an average of 11 miles to one mile leaving undisturbed the 2d. and higher fares.
HAULIERS TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST COMMISSION WHEN inland transport is nation
WV the work of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses will be even more important than at present, in protecting the interests of hauliers who remain outside the scope of the British Transport Commission, says Mr. Henry Rossington, the chairman.
"Having secured recognition, the Conference has the opportunity and duty to build up its strength to deal with the Commission on the highest level when arrangements will have to be made with the Commission for the provision of clearing-house facilities," he states in the Conference's July news bulletin.
"STOP" SIGN ILLEGAL
CORBR1DGE (North urn ber la n d) Parish Council has been informed that it would be illegal to paint the word " Stop " on a roadway where a " Halt " sign has been erected.
IN A LINE OR TWO On September 1, Philips Lamps, Ltd., will change its name to Philips Electrical, Ltd.
It is announced that Mr. F. Sidney Cotton has purchased for £110,000 the assets of Grantham Productions, Ltd. • The first post-war issue of "The Goodyear News" has just been published. It covers all fields in which tyres are used.
R.H.A. Leeds Sub-Area has made preliminary arrangements to hold a dinner and dance at Leeds on October 24.
A conference is to be held by the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and ,Removers at Bournemouth from October 22-24.
Atkinson Lorries (1933), Ltd., now informs us that 17 tar sprayers are being supplied to the Gas Light and Coke Co., and not 24, as stated in "The Commercial Motor" of July 18. LONDON TRANSPORT WORKERS TO STUDY OVERSEAS
DRIVERS, conductors, and other employees of London Transport are being sent abroad and to many parts of Britain on special industrial study visits "to widen their experience and increase their value." A party of 12 members will leave for Switzerland next month. A trip is also to be made to Sweden and Denmark to study road transport in those countries.
London Transport will pay "students" while they are away and bear the whole expense of the visits. More than 100 of the Board's rank-and-file staff will this year be sent on tours of Leyland Motors, Ltd., de Havilland Aircraft Co.. Ltd., Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., and other big industrial concerns in Britain.
Because of increased traffic demands and the general shortage of labour in north-west London, the Board has decided to change its war-time policy of recruiting motorbus, trolleybus, and tram drivers solely from among conductors. Instead, they are to be recruited from outside sources.
IMPROVED BODIES FOR BRISTOL BUSES
THE first double-deck bus with 1 Bristol-built coachwork to be completed since the war was shown at the Bristol bodybuilding works at Brislington on August 6. It provides cleaner, lighter, and more comfortable passenger accommodation.
A programme of 30 new bodies has been planned to be built at the rate of two a month. Material shortages prevent speedier production.
Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., recently purchased 50 Leyland chassis, and the company's coachwork is now being fitted to them.
Aluminium interior roofing, a new ventilation system which reduces condensation, steel tubular seats with Dunlopillo cushions, and easily operated windows are noteworthy features. Window space has been enlarged by reducing the dimensions of pillars.
DAZZLE "CODE OF PRACTICE" SET UP
A CODE of practice for the preventitian of dazzle was approved at the summer meeting of the Standing Joint Committee of the Royal Automobile Club, the Automobile Association and the Royal Scottish Automobile Club.
The Government is being urged to extend the provisions of the Crown Proceedings Act, so that all road users may have the right of recovery against the Crown in cases where damage is caused by the bad state of trunk roads. Efforts are also being made to have utility vehicles exempted from the 30 m.p.h. speed limit and from the obligation to carry log books.
4,000 VEHICLES FOR SALE
HAVING already sold 15,000 Government vehicles for more than £1,500,000, Messrs. Hollis and Webb, of Leeds, will auction another 4,000 vehicles at the Ministry of Supply depot, Byram Park, Brotherton, near Ponte-. fract, from September 1-October 1.