Dealers set up advisory bureau to ease plating worries
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AWARE THAT the new braking and plating regulations are posing numerous problems for road transport operators throughout the country, Croydon Automobile Co. Ltd. has set up a free-advice bureau.
The bureau is staffed by qualified experts who have passed examinations set by the industry to cope with the complexities of the • A HYDRAULIC platform vehicle recently bought by the South of Scotland Electricity Board for repair and maintenance of overhead lines, is the largest of its kind in use in the electricity supply industry in Britain. The vehicle, made by Simon Engineering Dudley, of Worcestershire, has a maximum working height of 85ft and an out-reach of 41ft when at a height of 45 ft. new regulations. Personal callers (besides written or telephoned enquiries from any part of the country) "will be welcomed and dealt with speedily", says the firm.
A company spokesman added: "The impending legislation poses so many problems that few commercial transport users will have time to unravel the complications which can arise.
"For many operators the new regulations could be a very expensive business unless they receive the sound advice which we are quite willing and able to give.
"We believe that we are the first commercial vehicle main dealers in Britain to tackle what could well be a major headache for the road transport industry."
Croydon Automobile Co. Ltd. is at London Road, Croydon, Surrey, (Tel: 01-684 3686).