R.H.E. Prices for Vehicles Drop
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DRICES offered by the Road Haulage Executive for vehicles acquired from hauliers continue to drop. " The Commercial Motor" was informed a few days ago that in a transaction which would have been dealt with in thousands in the past, hundreds are now " talked."
It is understood that in assessing betterment on vehicles, labour charges involved in reconditioning are not being admitted. The argument is apparently that if reconditioning had not been undertaken, the Executive would have claimed worsenment, and a proportion of the cost of repairs is deducted on that account.
In one recent instance. £600 was proved to have been spent on repairs to a vehicle. but its betterment value was finally settled at £200.
It is understood that Mr. J. B.Dsler. 0.B.E., managing director of Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd., is acting as a consultant to the R.H.E. in the valuation of vehicles. It appears that his function is to try to reach a settlement with operators without the need for arbitration. No dispute on the valuation of vehicles has yet been referred to the Arbitration Tribunal.
A few days -ago settlements in respect of vehicles taken over last April were still being negotiated.
80,000 MORE C-LICENCE VEHICLES AT the end of last year there were 351.230 C-licence operators owning 672,301 vehicles. In December, 1948, there were 311.811 ancillary users with 590,516 vehicles.
The Ministry of Transport states that the conversion of defence permit's into licences should be completed by the end of June.
Most C-licence vehicles are of the light type. An analysis of vehicles by unladen weights shows that those up to 11 tons numbered 372.614; 11-2 tons. 86,628; 2-V.. tons. 112.758; 21-3 tons, 68,819; 3-4 tons, 17,987; 4-5 tons, 7,804; 5-6 tons, 2,691; over 6 tons. 3,000.
A.C.V. SALES COMPANY• FORMED
rr HE selling activities of the Associated Commercial Vehicles group have been centralized. Sales of A.E.C.. Crossley and Maudslay vehicles will in -future be handled by A.C.V. Sales, Ltd.. 49. Berkeley Square. London. W.I. Chairman and managing director of the new company is Mr. R. F. Fryars. F.C.I.S. Director of home sales is Mr. A. S. C. Chaney, with Mr. S. Hollands as his deputy. Mr. J. M. E. Fell is export director. The secretary is Mr. C. A. Compton and Mr. P. W. J. Simcox, A.C.A.. is treasurer.
• ANOTHER EXPORT RECORD
EEXPORTS of commercial vehicles in January set up a new record. They were about 33' per cent. above the average for 1949. which was itself high. Last month, 10,267 vehicles and chassis, valued at £4,300,000, were shipped.