" Heavy" Makers to Visit Germany A N"Anglo-European consultative team" of heavy-vehicle
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manufac-. turers from Great Britain will visit Germany next month as guests of the Verband der Automobilindustrie
the German motor industry's association. The visit will be one of a series begun two years ago at the instance of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders through their membership of the Bureau Permanent International des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, the international motor organization which, among other things, controls exhibition policy in Europe.
In 1951, delegates from heavy-vehicle makers in Europe visited British factories and in 1952 the Italian industry was studied.
The following factories will be visited: Daimler-Benz at Mannhcim and Gaggenau; Magirus (MockerHumboldt Deutz A.G.) at Ulm; M.A.N. and FAUN-Werke at Nuremburg; Bussing Nutzkraftwagen G.m.b.H, at Braunschweig; and Volkswagenwerk at Wolfsburg.
The British members, who will probably be joined by delegates from other countries, as on previous occasions, will be Mr. W. E. Bullock, production director, Guy Motors, Ltd., Mr. B. F. Caunt, managing director. Atkinson Lorries, Ltd., Mr. H. W. Fulton, managing director, Albion Motors, Ltd., Mr. R. S. Guy, production controller, Guy Motors, Ltd., Mr. H. Inshaw, works manager, Maudslay Motor Co., Ltd., Mr. Jackson Millar, chairman, Albion Motors, Ltd., Mr. A. J. Romer, managing director, A.E.C., Ltd., and Mr. E. Twemlow, joint managing director, Fodens, Ltd. Mr. H. Clutterbuck, of the S.M.M.T., will accompany the team.
AMENDMENTS TO LIGHTING BILL
TWO minor amendments were made by the House of Lords last week to the Road Transport (Rear Lights) Bill. One provided that where rear lamps so constructed as to act also as reflectors were carried, the fitting of separate reflectors would be unnecessary.
The other relaxed a proposal that a rear lamp must be within 3 ft. 6 in. of the end of an overhanging load on a goods vehicle. The distance was increased to 6 ft., as hitherto, as a concession to users of existing vehicles.
50-50 CHANCE
NINETEEN of 38 appeals made to the Transport [Appeal] Tribunal in 1952 succeeded, This is revealed in the Tribunal's report for last year, which was published last week.
Thirteen appeals against Licensing Authorities' decisions were pending at te end of 1951. Fifty-four new appeals 'Xere lodged in 1952, of which nine were not prosecuted. One appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, and 38 were heard and determined. A decision on one appeal was pending at the end of 1952.