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News media unfair to the BRS clerical pay lorry, says
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committee rise approved • "Emotive and so called descriptive names for the commercial vehicle" used by the news media and feature writers were deplored by the chairman of the Western Traffic Area Maintenance Committee, Mr L. G. Reed, when he delivered his report at the Committee's eighth agm last week. The implication was, continued Mr Reed, that the commercial vehicle was almost universally mechanically unfit or an environmental danger.
The Government's own, mile for mile, accident involvement comparisons showed that a ton of goods carried by a lorry is far less likely to be involved in an accident over equal distance than 20 humans whether carried by bus, coach, car or cycle.
Mr Reed examined the achievments of the Committee during the past year. He noted that the use of coloured windscreen stickers was now allowed in some traffic areas which showed that a vehicle had been through a roadside spot-check. The suggestion came from the Committee and it was hoped that the scheme would be extended to vehicles which had attended a testing station.
The Committee is considering submitting to the Licensing Authority the view that while no statutory power at the moment exists to inspect or check commercial garages these garages should have no objection in supporting any letter or agreement they issue to an 0-licence applicant, by personal attendance at a public inquiry or by inviting the DoE to examine facilities for adequacy.
There are representatives on the Committee from the RHA, Western and Devon and Cornwall areas, the FTA South Western and South Wales division, BRSL, South Western district, the British Association of Removers, Western and South Western areas, National Carriers Ltd, the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, and the Western traffic area of the DoE. • The Pay Board has approved a claim by the Transport and General Workers' Union and the Transport Salaried Staff Association for higher pay for British Road Services clerical and supervisory grades. The increase takes effect from May 21 and is to be paid, with arrears, within the four weeks ending July 14.
The new scales increase the salary of clerks under 16 from £435 to £505 with proportionate increases to the top of the general scale so that a 24-year-old clerk's pay increases from £1040 to £1135 pa.
The new rates for Class 4 grade is now £1272 (maximum). Class 3 rate, first year, is now £1346 rising to £1420 (maximum). Class 2, first year, is now £1485 rising to £1630. Class 1 rate is now £1700, rising to £1850 (maximum) and Class "A" rate begins at £1935, rising to £2200 (maximum) over three years.