Minister Inquiring About B.R.S. Meat Unit T HE Minister of Transport
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has asked the British Transport Commission. for further information about the meat transport unit of British Road Services over which a dispute has occurred between the Commission and the Road Haulage Disposals Board.
In the House of Commons last week, Mr. Ernest Davies asked the cause of the difference of Opinion between the Commission and the Board. Was it a question of price, or of the 'reputation of the tenderer? TheMinister replied that he had nothing to add to the statement in the Board's report (summarized in The Commercial Motor last week).
He said that he thought that the arrangement for the sale of the Commission's contract-hire vehicles as chattels was a good one, which was why he had given his consent_ CHANGE IN MARKET CHARGES
I T has been agreed by Guildford Corporation that the present charge of 2s. for washing down and parking livestock vehicles at the town's market shall in future cover only washing down. There will be no charge for parking.
This follows representations made by the livestock carriers' committee of the Metropolitan and South-Eastern Area of the Road Haulage Association, who argued that the transport of livestock should be considered an integral part of the market's business, and that there should therefore be no charge for the facilities.
LOST PROPERTY INQUIRY
GOOD progress is being made by the Central Transport Consultative Committee with their investigation into the regulations relating to lost property found on public vehicles, the Minister of Transport announced last week. The matter was considered again by the committee on Tuesday of this week.