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Removers on Petrol Charges

1st February 1957
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FOUR charges were last week brought against Amalgamated Removers and Transport, Ltd., Victoria Street, St. Albans, at St. Albans, under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act.

The company were fined £5 on each of the summonses for using vessels other than fuel tanks which were not marked "petroleum spirit, highly inflammable" for keeping petrol; keeping over 2 gal. of petrol without making provision for preventing the spirit from flowing out in case of fire; storing petrol in vessels exceeding 2 gal. without giving written notice; and keeping more than 60 gal. of petrol at one lime in one storage space.

Mr. W. B. Murgatroyd, St. Albans town clerk, prosecuting. said that 283 gal. of petrol in drums was found on the company's premises. He asked that the petrol should be forfeited.

Mr. T. Anderson Davies, for the company, said: "There is no suggestion whatever that this company has evaded or contravened the regulations relating to the obtaining of petrol during rationing. This petrol was Obtained by the company before rationing came into force.

"This is not an appropriate case in which the petrol should be confiscated without compensation, When rationing was threatened, the company appreciated the effect it would have on their business and their customers, but they did not really think about storage."

The magistrate ordered the petrol to be forfeited and to be dealt with according to the directions of the Minister of Transport.

T.U.C. AND FUEL SUPPLIES

THE Minister of Transport attended a meeting on Wednesday between Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and representatives of the T.U.C. Economic Committee. They discussed the future of oil supplies and the effect on production and employment.

CALOR GAS BANNED

BECAUSE Calor gas is required for domestic and industrial purposes, the Ministry of Power has instructed distributors not to supply it for use in vehicles.


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