Licence Anomalies Removed
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SECTION 17 of the Road Traffic Act, 1956, which comes into operation on March 1, removes certain anomalies in relation to the granting of licences to drive particular groups of vehicle under the Motor Vehicle (Driving Licences) Regulations.
The present holders of driving licences who passed a test on a motorcar before December 1, 1948, will be eligible to be granted a licence to drive an agricultural tractor without, as at present, having to pass a further test.
In any case where a person is entitled to drive an additional group of vehicles under the provisions of this section. he may be granted a substitute licence at a reduced fee of 2s. 6d.
On July 1, Subsections 2, 8, 9 and 10 of Section 4, which deals with the 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas, will come into operation. The main effect will be that, after July 1, the installation of street lighting on a trunk or classified road will no longer result in the road being automatically subject to the 30 m.p.h. limit.
For further details reference should bc made to the Road Traffic Act, 1956, and to the Road Traffic Act, 1956 (Commencement No. 4) Order, 1957.
SIR W. VERDON SMITH DIES WE regret to announce the death on
Tuesday of SIR WILLIAM GEORGE V ERDON Sturm at the age of 81. Although he was best known for his services to aviation, he was at one time chairman and managing director of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., and chairman of the Western National Omnibus Co., Ltd. He first became a director of Bristol Tramways in 1911.
STRAIGHTENING CHASSIS
.1—k A LECTURE on the straightening of bodies and chassis is to be given by Mr. G. B. H. Long tO the Institute of the Motor Industry at the County Technical College, Stoke Park, Guildford, at 8 p.m. today.
On March 4, Mr. H. Frame will lecture on estimating and methods of vehicle repair at the Greyhound Hotel, Croydon, at 8 p.m.
NO COACH RALLY
THERE will be no British Coach I Rally at Eastbourne from May 11-12 this year, because of fuel rationing. In the unlikely event of rationing ending in April, there may be a oneday rally in London limited to driving tests and a concours d'elegance, state the . organizers, Passenger Tram' port Journal. Planning for a 1958 Rally is in hand.
280 NEW BUSES
THE Montreal Transportation Corn1 mission•are. to spend $6.8m. on the purchase of 280 new buses. They are also . to erect new accommodation for garaL.ring and maintaining vehicles.