July Registrations Lower
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REGISTRATIONS of new commercial vehicles in July at 25,464, were 1,646 fewer than in the preceding month. Goods vehicles accounted for 1,307 of the drop. The total of new goods vehicles registered in January-July, 193,024, however. was 11,736 higher than in the corresponding period of 1.960 and 33,984 more than for the same period of 1959.
There were approximately 1,339,300 goods-vehicle licences, 429,800 tractor licences, 87,500 hackney licences and 59,300 exempt-vehicle licences current at the end of May this year A total of nearly 12m. licences of all kinds were in use on May 31, 1961.
Half His Busmen Leave
mR. W. T. H. MARSHALL, transport manager, Burton-on-Trent Corporation, has reported that nearly half the drivers„ and conductors in his department left their jobs last. year. Fifty-three •of the 115 employees on the towns buses had found other jobs. "The cornpetition of the five-day week is one of the chief barriers to both recruitment and retention of suitable staff," Mr. Marshall said.