Some Spares Scarce
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THE " spares " situation is becoming critical and this in connection with some of the products of our leading makers. Production has, until recently, been at peak levels, but it is of vital importance that operators who have vehicles only a few years old, should not be put to grave inconvenience and heavy expense because some vital part cannot be replaced at reasonably short notice.
The position with these users is far more urgent than with owners of private cars, unless the fatter depend upon them for their livelihood.
In the case of the commercial vehicle, many smaller businesses may, individually, possess only one and to have this out of action for weeks may mean the virtual cessation of activities.
It may be possible to hire a replacement as a temporary measure but, in these days, this is a costly procedure, and with the added difficulty of obtaining credit from the banks, may be more than a small businessman can stand from his immediately available resources. The small haulier is in a similar position and he may even be faced with a heavy liability for failure to carry out work for which he has contracted. The difficulties in the way of obtaining materials and additional parts from outside suppliers, is understandable, but ambitions to beat previous production figures should not be allowed to cause neglect to provide ample stocks of spare parts for all models which are of reasonable age. The seven years mentioned in some instances cannot be considered as making a vehicle completely obsolete in the spares sense.