Registrations Back to High Level
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REGISTRATIONS of new commercial vehicles in September climbed back to the high level at which they had been running until August, and brought the total for the first three quarters of the year to 97,108. This compares with 180,503 for the same period of 1958. Details appear in the accompanying table.
At the end of August this year, there were 1,259,400 goods vehicles licensed, compared with 1,205,900 a year earlier, but over the same period the number of passenger vehicles, including trams, fell from 94,700 to 92,300. The total of tractors rose from 412,300. to 432,900.
The aggregate figure for all vehicles, including private cars and motorcycles, at the end of August was 8,419,600697.200 more than 12 months before— whilst the number of people with substantive driving licences increased frOm 8.3m. to 9m.
OCTOBER OUTPUT DOWN: EXPORTS JUMP
OUTPUT of goods vehicles in October. according to the Board of Trade, fell from the record set in September, but still attained a high level. A total of 31,725 was produced at a weekly average of 7,931. These figures compare with 27,811 and 5,562 respectively in October, 1958.
Passenger-vehicle output last month totalled 1,705 at a weekly average of 426, compared with 1,733 and 347 respectively in October last year.
Last month's exports of goods vehicles jumped from the September total of 8,128 to 12,208, whilst those of passenger vehicles improved from 380 to 455. Details of production and exports in September are given on page 577.
SCOTS MAINTENANCE PANEL
THE Scottish Goods Vehicle Maintenance Advisory Committee has been inaugurated in Edinburgh. Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, presided over the first meeting of representatives of British Road Services, the Road Haulage Association, Traders' Road Transport Association and two co-operative societies.
A similar committee has been set up in the North Western Area. It has the blessing of Mr. F. Williamson, Licensing Authority, and Mr. J. F. A. Mavvdsley, chief maintenance officer.
COACH-AIR LICENCE
THE Northern Traffic Commissioners have given United Automobile Services, Ltd., Darlington, permission to co-operate in a coach and air service from Tees-side to Jersey. From Whitsun to September, United will be allowed to carry passengers to Leeds airport.
ENGINES FOR ARCTIC
AN order for 120 vertical oil engines, which will spend a large part of their life within the Arctic Circle, has been received by Leyland Motors, Ltd., from Oy Suomen Autoteollisuus A.B., Finland. The 0.600 125 b.h.p. engines will be used as power units in Sisu trucks.