Tire Mileage Records.
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In connection with its bonus scheme to drivers for tires which exceed the 10,000 miles guarantee, the Continental Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., has just issued a couple of books for the use of drivers and owners of vehicles to which its tires are fitted. Typical pages from each of these books are reproduced herewith. One of the books contains a number of tear-off slips, on which are to be recorded the daily journeys made by any particular ve hicle. Columns are provided for setting out in minute detail not only the weight carried and the description of the load, but to what place the vehicle is driven, the mileage, the consumption of both petrol and oil, the expenses incurred en route, and such remarks as may be found necessary from time to time. It is intended that these daily slips shall be filled in by the driver, and handed in to headquarters at the end of the day ; they are then checked by the employer, or one of his nominees, and entered into the second log book. In this way the daily and aggregate mileages of the tires are set i out n a convenient form for reference by the Continental Tyre Co.'s representatives when any claim is made for a bonus. The terms of the guarantee of the Continental Tyre Co. are as follows :— "We guarantee our solid tires in the United Kingdom for 10,000 miles of wear under the following conditions :— 1. The 10,000 miles must be covered within 12 months from the date of delivery.
2. The tires must be used on good public roads, and we are not responsible for faults that are developed owing to running over loose and unrolled road metal. Our liability also ceases to hold good if anti-skidding devices are used which have not been approved of by us, if the fellow wheel on the same axle is not rubber-tired (but is, for instance, iron shod), and if the brakes used are of such types that they act directly on the rubber surface of the tire.
3. The tires must not be subjected to loads heavier than those specified for the respective sections.
4. Daily mileage records must be kept. We supply for the convenience of our customers journey slips and mileage record books free of charge on application.
5. Should a Lire show any defect or undue wear, immediate notice is to be given to us, and if such defect or wear is so marked that it cannot be retained in use, the tire, or the whole wheel, must be returned, carriage paid to us, or to one of our branches for inspection. Any claims must be accompanied by the journey slips and record books duly filled in.
If, owing to any fault in the manufacture or material, the tire is unable to cover in a fair condition the 10,000 miles as per above guarantee, we will deliver a new tire (charged as per list then in force), making an allowance pro rata on the basis of 10,000 miles, or alternatively we will give a credit note pro rata to the purchase price on the same mileage basis, and we reserve to ourselves the right to adopt either of these two methods in settlement. In all cases where such allowances are made on tikes, the same become our property.
`.` Under-mileage, according to the above guarantee, will be dealt with in proportion to the value of the rubber, whereas we refund the full price for the steel bands, provided that they are undamaged and fit to be used again. Damaged steel bands, and such of other makes not tallying with our measurements, cannot be allowed for. We beg to notify purchasers that we disclaim all responsibility attributable to defective manufacture of any kind that may exist in our tires, or for any accident to persons or things, or any consequences arising therefrom." The scheme is now working.