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costs were awarded to Kenneth Reed, 11 West Road, Bishop's Stortford, against the British Transport Commission at Herefordshire Assizes at Hertford, last week. The claim was the result of an accident which occurred while Reed was employed as a driver by British Road Services.
Mr. John Elton, for Recd, said the • claim was for damages for personal injuries because of the negligence of a fellow employee. On August 22, 1955, • Reed had delivered a load of flour to the premises of Thomas Burton, Ltd., Sawbridgeworth, Herts. After pulling away from the loading bay, he directed another driver named Simmons in backing into the bay.
Simmons asked him to drop the tailboard. As he was -doing so the lorry backed. pinning Reed against the wall. Reed shouted, and the lorry went forward 6 in. but then backed and pinned Reed again, said Mr. Elton.
Reed had received bilateral fractures of the pelvis, with.a double fracture on the left side. He suffered pain when lifting, and had had to give up lorry driving, Henry Simmons, of Bishop's Stortford, denied that he asked Reed to help him. He claimed that Reed was giving signals that were unnecessary, and denied that he asked for the tailboard to be let down or that he hacked a second time.
1---4 IGHT tours in England and Scotland, all of eight days', duration, are offered by Salopia Saloon Coaches, Ltd., Green End. Whitchurch, _during the .coming season.
They are: North Devon and Cornwall; Scarborough. Yorkshire coast and moors; Bournemouth (each f17 6s. 6d.); Brighton (£16 16s.); Torquay, South Devon and Cornwall (f16 5s. 6d.); Central Highlands and Royal Deeside; Western Highlands (each £18 18s.); Northern Highlands and Loch Ness (E21 10s. 6d.).
Some of the tours will be run at a cheaper rate in the early and late season. If the temporary fuel tax is still operative when the season -begins, a surcharge of 8s. 6d. a person will be made.
TAX CUT DISCUSSION HAVING received support from all sections of the transport industry and members of different political parties for his suggestion that essential transport operators should have a rebate on the additional Is. fuel tax, Sir Peter Roberts, M.P. for the Heeley Division of Sheffield, and Master Cutler, was due to meet Mr. Enoch Powell, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Sir Peter's idea was reported last week.