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23th April 1954, Page 37
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V. W. M. Maitland (Hampshire Motors), Fordingbridge, to operate an express service between West Moors Army camp, Dorset, and London, Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, said at Salisbury last week that the rail fare was 40 per cent, higher than that by road. That was no small item out of a Serviceman's pay.

Bere Regis Motor Co., Royal Blue Services, Hants and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd., and British Railways objected.

Mr. G. A. MacDonald, for Mr. Maitland, said that the camp had grown greatly since Christmas. The rail ser%ice was inconvenient; when returning from leave, men had to wait an hour at Salisbury for a connection to West Moors. The alternative was for them to travel to Christchurch, where a feeder service was provided to the camp.

Mr. Maitland, said Mr. MacDonald, had been running a private-hire service from the camp, but that had had to cease.

A spokesman for the camp authorities said that the men did not want to use the feeder service, which was run by Ilants and Dorset.

Mr. 1). W. Morison, for Hants and Dorset, said there had been cut-throat competition in fares between Mr. Maitland and Berc Regis Motors. He appealed to the Authority to ensure that the fares were reasonable. His company charged Id. a mile, which was considered reasonable.

Mr. MacDonald denied that his client had been cutting his fares. His application was for a fare of 12s. 6d., and ha was content with a 2s.-a-mile load.

The licence was granted for a year, at the end of which it will be reviewed. The Authority said that Here Regis Motors had also applied for a service, and if it were granted he thought the traffic should be shared.

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED A PPLICATIONS are invited by the Institute of the Motor Industry, 10 Queen's Gate, London, S.W.7, for :ight scholarships, each to the value of

150 a year and tenable for the duration )f the residential diploma course at the .oughborough College of Technology. 111 applications in the first instance hould be addressed to the Registrar, :ollcge of Technology, Loughborough.

One will be known as the Stanley S. )awes scholarship.

1,800 LONDON TRAFFIC SIGNS ro carry out the Ministry of TransL port's new signposting scheme to Ise the flow of traffic through London, ,out 1,800 new illuminated signs will 'only be erected. Some of them will the largest in Britain—as much as ft. square—and built to withstand m.p.h. winds.

Made to Ministry specification by :rgo, Ltd., Queen Mary's Avenue, Watford, the signs will carry black lettering in white panels against a yellow background. Lettering will he either 3 in. or 4 in, high, at the discretion of the local authorities.

FARE-DODGER PROSECUTED WHEN a woman was fined £3, plus VY £1 10s. costs, at Rcdditch, last week, for travelling between Birmingham and Redditch without paying her

fare, it was stated that the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., had begun to take firm action against travellers who evaded paying their fares.

CRUISE ON LOCH LOMOND THE Glasgow centre of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund is organizing an evening cruise on Loch Lomond on May 26. Tickets, at 5s. 6d., may be obtained from the honorary secretary, Mr. T. V. Rigby, of Jas. Robertson (Factors), Ltd., 95 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C. I.

AID TO SMARTER VEHICLES A DUST-ABSORBING mop which ri a conscientious driver with a few spare moments could use to smarten up his vehicle, has recently been marketed by Lexington Products, Ltd., 2

Lexington Street, London, W.I. It is known as the Nenette and was invented in France. where it is claimed to sell at the rate of 500,000 a year.

The polisher does riot dispense with the need for washing and polishing, but it enables dust to be removed and a polish to be given to the bodywork in a few minutes. It is easy to use and costs 13s. 9d. Once in six to nine months the mop has to .he impregnated with Nenetol fluid. £199,000 to Extend Trolleybus System To extend the activities of the Teesside Railless Traction Board into

Recicar would cost £163,000. Another £36,000 would be required to buy eight double-deck trolleybuses to provide services in the area. Annual operating costs would he about £50.000.

This was revealed in a report which the board have submitted to Redcar corporation.

Profits and losses, stated the report, were shared by the hoard's two constituent members, Middlesbrough and Eston Councils. Loan charges were invariably higher than profits and, on the assumption that the board were willing to extend to Redcar, any loss would have to he borne by the two members.

VARIETY IN ONE-DAY TOURS 2-1 A WIDE variety of one-day tours is offered by Homeland Tours, Croydon, this year. They include:

A conducted tour of Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon (£1 Is.): cruise along the coast from Margate (£1 2s. 9d.); road and river cruises of the Thames Valley and Windsor to Bouhters Lock at prices ranging from 10s. to I4s. 6d.; a coastal cruise of the Isle of Wight (16s. 6d.); visits to historic homes (5s. to I5s. 6d.); and excursions to Southend (5s. 3d.). Eastbourne ftis. 3d.), Folkestone (8s. 9d.) and Brighton (6s. 3d.).

Therc are half-day and evening tours to Windsor (5s. 3d.) and Cobtree Zoo (4s. 3d.), and country drives include visits to works of interest, including that of Morris Motors, Ltd.

JANUARY REGISTRATIONS AS shown in the table below, registrations of new vehicles in January, excluding cars and motorcycles, totalled 14,591. Whilst this figure is an increase of 3,583 over the return for the previous month, it is 451 lower than that of January last year.

The greatest single increase, as compared with December, was under• "Agricultural engines," which rose from 1,173 to 4.139.


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