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That the use of old bus bodies as " bungalows " is developing.
That " motor-noters " find it wiser to avoid commercial-vehicle topics.
That a tradesman who does not run a light van finds himself in the cart.
That footways inside the hedgerows will not meet with the unqualified approval of farmers.
Many queries as to whether rubber can remain for much longer at its present low figure.
That those who do not establish a sinking fund may find their funds "Sunk without trace."
That lack of knowledge of boundary limitations often creates trouble with licensing authorities.
Of those who say that England's roads will he grass grown once again, for all traffic will be by air.
That the CM. does not share their views.
Of many papers which will affect commercialmotor men to be read before the I.A.E. this coming winter.
The warning (which should not be necessary, but is) that drivers should make certain that all's clear behind before opening an off-side door.
Good reports of the Benes fuel pump for Diesels.
Of maintenance engineers' partiality ' for large gearboxes.
More nonsense about average speeds than ever one did about fish. Of outbursts of dissatisfaction from railway shareholders.
That to anticipate the provisions of the new Road Traffic Act is courting trouble.
That sunshine roofs have demonstrated their waterproof qualities this summer.
That many of our designers may be found in Berlin between November 6th and 16th, Of complaints from passengers of the length of the stops made on some long-distance road services.
Of quite a spirited rivalry between rubber and aluminium as to which shall serve the more useful purposes.
That with rubber the problem will soon be to fin those for which it cannot be employed.
That some people think it is enough to "get there" and "sit tight," whereas, having got there, they should burrow.
That if tyres improve much more •we shall soon be buying replacement vehicles to fit the tyres, instead of the other way about.
That the way petrol tankers romP up steep gradients is a first-class advertisement for the spirit they carry and which carries them along.
That too many folk have a strong sense of rumour.
That Diesel possibilities are affecting steamvehicle questions.
Far too much twaddle about transport from those who do not know. n19