Three-year Error in Vehicle Description
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I T was alleged before the Northern Licensing Authority at Newcastle upon Tyne, last week, that Crook and Willington Carriers, Ltd., Bishop Auckland, had paid the British Transport Commission 0,000 for a heavy solidtyred vehicle that was not worth more than 000. The vehicle was offered for sale as unit 726 and described as a 45-tonner first registered on August 1, 1947. When delivery was taken it was discovered that the date of registration was August 1, 1944.
Crook and Willington applied to replace the vehicle by one weighing about 26 tons. If the application were granted, they would surrender their special A licence.
Mr. William Elliott, managing director, said that when he submitted the tender he knew that it would be impossible to operate the vehicle for any length of time, as it had had its day. The vehicle had not been used by the B.T.C. since the end of 1952.
The hearing will be resumed later this month.
TRIBUNAL SUPPORT EAST KENT rigHE Industrial Disputes Tribunal
have found in favour of the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., in deciding a dispute between the company and the Transport and General Workers' Union over the payment on Sundays and Bank Holidays of inquiry clerks attached to the Dover and Folkestone offices.
The Union claimed that the payment should be at the rate of time-and-a-half, but the company stated that their clerks' rates and conditions of service compared favourably with those generally in the area.
Close and satisfactory arrangements had always been maintained between the company and their clerical staff.
NEW TYRE FOR ROUGH WORK ANEW tyre specifically designed for vehicles engaged on sand, ballast and brick haulage, has been introduced by Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. Known as the Henley Trek Track, it is available in 11 sizes from 27 x 6 8-ply, to 10.200-20 14 ply. In addition to the improved traction, this new tyre is claimed to give a high mileage potential due to the triple centre ribs.
MORE ONE-MAN BUSES?
/-1 A N increase in the use of one-man
operated buses was forecast by Mr. R. P. Beddow, chairman of Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd., in his annual report on Tuesday. Some £257,000 had been spent last year on fleet renewals.
HIRE PURCHASE FREED
RESTRICTIONS on the hire purchase of commercial vehicles were lifted on Wednesday. It 'is no longer necessary to put down a minimum deposit of a third of the purchase price and pay the remainder within 18e months.
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