"Don't Treat Lorry as Homing Pigeon
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"THERE is no reason why a vehicle
should be treated as if it is a homing pigeon which must occasionally go back to the place specified as a base," said Mr. 11,Hull, president of the Transport Tribunal, last week, when the Tribunal referred a case back to the North-Western Licensing Authority.
The Authority had stated that one of the reasons why he refused a licence was that the 'vehicles concerned had not been used from the authorized base.
Ascork, Ltd., Marton, Lanes, appealed against the Authority's refusal of. an .A licence for three vehicles at present specified on a licence held by Mr. A. S. Cork. For the company, Mr. .1. R. C Samuel-Gibbon said that a muddle . had arisen when it was decided to form the company. The subscribers were Mr. Cork and Mr, Herbert Hinchcliffe.
Mr. Cork's work was hiring to Howard Schofield, Ltd., a haulage company run by Mr, -Hinchcliffe. In June, 1954, it was decided to form a' company' eventually. to take over Mr. Cork's undertaking. The Schofieldconcern would have the option to buy the shares of the company.
Subsequently there were prosecutions concerning licence identity certificates,and unlawful use of avehicle for hire or reward. Mr. Hull said that the applicants' evidence was muddled and incomplete." He would not have been surprised if the Authority had rejected, the application on that ground.
DEVELOPING FREE-PISTON ENGINES
IT was from Alan Muntz and Co., I Ltd., that Associated -British Engineering, Ltd., obtained their sublicence to manufacture free-piston gas generators, according to a statement from the Muntz organization. These generators were described in The C mercial Motor on April 6.
Alan Muntz hold an exclusive licence from the Auto Cornpresseurs Pescara, of France, for the Pescara free-piston inventions in the United Kingdom, British Commonwealth and Egypt. The Muntz licence includes the right to sublicence for commercial manufacture throughout this territory.
Alan Muntz not only hold the exclusive licence for the Pescara, S.E.P. and their own free-piston patents, but also have been carrying out test development of free-piston compressors and gas generators in this country since 1940. They will continue this work in collaboration with A.B.E. and their other sub-licensees.
NEW GOODYEAR WORKS W/ORK is tostart at once on a new VV factory at Garseadden, Glasgow, for the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd. The building will have a floor area of 22,000 sq. ft. and the complete development of the 58-acre site will cost Om., it is estimated.
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