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ADDED now to the range of vehicle-washing machines made by Dawson Bros. Ltd. is a unit designed for use by the small fleet operator. This strong unit, called the Van Washer, it suitable for both interior and exterior installation.
The basic unit consists of two revolving side brushes and two sets of water jet pipes. A vehicle is driven through the unit and receives a pre-rinsing from one set of pipes; it then gets a thorough brushing of the sides and wheels, followed by a final rinse.
The standard unit is 10 ft. high and 8 ft. long. Vehicles varying as much as 2 ft. in width are catered for automatically and the mono filament brushes give full side brushing up to heights of 8 ft, 6.in. A unit 14 ft. wide would accommodate vehicles varying in width from a maximum of 8 ft. 1 in. to a minimum of 6 ft. I in.
Optional extras include roof-brushing units, detergent metering and automatic starting. Sole distributors for all Dawson vehicle washing plant are Drummond-Asquith Ltd., King Edward House, New Street, Birmingham.
Made by: Dawson Bros. Ltd., Gomersal, nr. Leeds, Yorks. Price: £740 (in basic form).
Hotels in London LLISTED in The Automobile Association's new guide "Hotels in London" are the names of more than 2130 hotels— ranging from the international luxury class to bed-and-breakfast establishments. The 22-page guide gives details of charges, garage accommodation, number of bedrooms and the type of menu provid,ed.
The names of agencies through which advance reservations can be made and a quick-guide list of hotels close to main railway, air and coach stations, Earls Court and Olympia are also given.
The booklet is available free of charge to A.A. members from any A.A. office.
Published by: The Automobile Association, Fanum House, Leicester Square, London, W.C.2.
Range of Mirrors mOW added to the commercial vehicle accessories made by
CEAG Ltd. is n range of Lumavision mirrors specially designed for heavy-duty service. They are claimed to be waterproof and dustproof and are made to withstand the damaging effect of vibration.
A special feature of the rectangular range is the extruded rubber sealing ring which holds the glass firmly in the housing clamp assembly by a specially-designed rubber insert, so forming an effective seal. The mirrors are made of good quality flat, heavily silvered glass; the frames are finished in silver grey stoving paint, and the curved parts are heavily plated with either zinc or cadmium.
Three types of mirror are featured in the Lumavision range —the Giant 10, the Popular 7, and the 120 mm. Round. A range of mounting arms and brackets is available to suit any condition of mounting angle. Replacement spares, heads and glasses are also available.
Made by: CEAG Ltd., Barnsley, Yorks.
Prices (retail): Giant 10, 16s. 9d.; Popular 7, I Is. 6d.
Pocket-sized Grease Gun 1-1. A POCKET-SIZED grease gun, the Nubrex 501, has been added to the range made by Ch. J. Neuman Ltd. It is only 8 in. long with the nozzle fully extended.
This small gun is made from aluminium, the outlet tip being of steel. Nozzle length is 5 in., but amongst a number of attachments available are a heavy-duty snap-on nozzle, slide-on swivel nozzle or a miniature swivel nozzle.
The Nubrex 501 is intended to be used with light or medium grease, oil or solidified oil. It can be filled easily by hand or by using the filler cap (available for 3s. 6d.).
Made by: Ch. J. Neuman L t d . , 445 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Surrey. Price: 9s. 9d. That Spares problem Len Owens, veteran secretary of the R.H.A. at Cardiff, acts as secretary of the local maintenance advisory committee. He tells me that some 10,000 copies of the standard vehicle maintenance inspection record forms have: been sold so far. The committee is giving a lot of attentiOn to the spares problem. It insists that generalized complaints are useless. Having assembled concrete instances of difficulties in obtaining spares, Len loses no time in directing the complaint to the proper quarter. " My complaints have been taken seriously ", he
says. " had representatives from vehicle manufacturers, with local spares distributors, in my office. They do realize that prompt spares deliveries are essential, particularly when vehicles are off the road." Len Owens has no doubt that the big names on his committee have impressed the manufacturers. Other areas, please note!
Penny for Them The provision of toilet
facilities on main roads is a vexing problem currently exercising local authorities and Whitehall. 1 hear a whisper that this may be solved by some Government help in providing public facilities at garages. This would get over the present difficulty whereby garage toilet facilities are restricted to patrons. The matter is urgent on health grounds and the solution envisaged—if our information is correct —has much to commend it.
An Ill Wind A recent television pro
gramme about the scourge of bronchitis revealed that in recent years Detroit (U.S.A.) has filtered from factory chimneys about• 5m. tons of smog" constituents. In England, Salford—among other places—was said to rank high in the smog production league. If efficient smog filtration plant were installed in some of our smoky industrial areas, a lot of haulage work would be created in disposing of the residues. Town councillors with interests in haulage could help themselves and their community by pressing for adequate smog filtration plants.
Good Chance Lost I'm told that South Wales
Licensing Authority, Mr. Ronald Jackson, missed a golden opportunity to publicize the activities of the South Wales maintenance advisory committee for goods vehicles last week. He presided at a serious licensing inquiry under lhe provisions of Section 17& of the Road Traffic Act, 1960 (see report page 32). A number of people in court were hoping Mr. Jackson would urge all hauliers to co-operate with the committee, and—dare I say it—join one or other of its constituent bodies. But their hopes were dashed. Mr. Jackson, is, of course, an assiduous attender at the monthly meetings of the committee.
Landed With It That itinerant 17s. I Id. has
turned up again. The recent account of loans to nationalized transport undertakings shows British Railways well ahead with a starting capital debt of £1,562,061,697 17s. I Id. Other undertakings borrow their millions on tick to the nearest pound sterling. Not so the railways. With Treasury approval their exercise in accuracy to the extent of 17s. 11d. has an equivalent ratio of 174m. to one!
The Pay Off Such accuracy might appear
exemplary stewardship of taxpayers' lolly. On second thoughts it might be cheaper if we had a quick whip round and paid off that 17s. lid. to save costly repetition for evermore. Or couldn't the typist—bless her heart—just forget it next time?
My colleague Norman TiIsley tells me that his article " Trunking to Asia Is No Pipedream " in last week's issue has aroused a great deal of interest in Asian Transport Ltd. Each day our post has brought letters requesting the company's address. For the benefit of readers wishing to contact Mr. Michael Woodman, Asian Transport's enterprising director (he is also a dentist, by the way) he can be reached at the following address: Asian Transport Ltd., Roselands, Long Street, Great Effingham, Norfolk,
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