What Was Wrong With the Lorry
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WHEN a Spilsby, Lines, lorry driver, Benjamin Beswick, was charged at Brigg magistrates court with offences in connection with the condition of the lorry, a police officer told the court that he stopped the lorry after being "completely dazzled" by its lights.
He discovered that the steering column was "wobbly," said the policeman, and that the steering wheel could be lifted completely off. There was no dipping device for the lamps, one rear light was missing and the other did not work. He said the headlights and sidelights were working, but when the headlights were switched off all the lights went off.
When he pointed out the various defects to the driver he received the reply: "Everything was in order when I left Brigg."
Beswick was fined £5 for having no rear lights, £1 for having no efficient red reflectors, £4 for failing to illuminate the rear registration plate, £4 for uSing a lorry not having good and efficient steering gear and £1 for having no dipping device.
Beswick wrote to the court admitting the offences and saying that the lorry had been disposed of.
A PROFIT AGAIN
GRIMSBY and Cleethorpes Joint Transport Committee have made a profit for the fourth year in succession. The surplus is £9,418 and Conn. W. Solomon said it was the fourth successive year that the joint committee had made a profit without increasing fares, in spite of increased wages and costs.
Revenue was up during the year ended March 31 by £13,896 (totalling £447,867). Gross profit dropped by £1,777, from £43,531 in 1960 to £41,754 last year, while net revenue and charges increased by £4,122.
During the past year a total of 29,406,000 passengers were carried.