Land-Rover Tax Statement
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A STATEMENT was made in a 1-1 written answer by the Minister of Transport, last week, clarifying the taxation of Land-Rovers. If such vehicles are used for carrying goods for hire or reward or in connection with a trade or business, they have to be licensed as goods vehicles.
Land-Rovers owned by farmers and used for carrying agricultural produce in connection with farming bear the £17 10s. goods-vehicle tax, or, if they come into the "farmer's goods vehicle" category, fl 1 10s. An addition of £10 is applicable if a trailer is drawn.
The Minister added that the " farmer's goods vehicle" category would be appropriate only if the vehicle and/or trailer owned by the farmer were used solely by him for carrying the•produce of, or articles required for the purposes of, the agricultural land which he occupied, and for no other purpose.
ONLY FIVE STANDING
riNLY five standing passengers will \-1 be allowed in Birmingham Transport Department vehicles, according to an agreement between the management and the Transport and General' Workers' Union which will come into effect late in January. At present, five standing are allowed during off-peak hours and eight during rush periods,
CHRISTMAS PARCELS RUSH
TWELVE times the normal number of parcels has been passing through the Ferensway coach station office, Hull, of East Yorkshire Motor Services, .Ltd., during the Christmas period. This happens every year and is additional to the big volume of goods conveyed between the company's other depots and between agent and agent. This office alone dispatches 58,000 parcels and collects over 8,000 annually.
PROTEST AGAINST SALE
A PROTEST against the proposed .1-1 sale of " the British transport industry to private speculators" was presented in the House of Commons last week by Mr. Mellish. It was signed by "over 3,000 British citizens who are employed in Mitcham."