No Extra Vehicles in B.R.S. Zones T HE Scottish Deputy Licensing
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Authority has stated that he is not inclined to license additional vehicles in districts where there are British Road Services depots, the vehicles of which may be sold to private enterprise in the near future.
Rothes Transport Co., Ltd., Cupar, applied for a B licence for an extra vehicle, and a supporting witness, Mr. A. Mercer, of the Sugar BeetiCorporalion, said that his company was unable to dispose of an extra 8,000 tons of lime a year because of lack of transport. Lime was a by-product of sugar production and some 12,000-14,000 tons a year had to be got rid of. The Road Haulage Executive, which objected: contended that it was in a position to accept additional work. Rejecting the application, the Authority said that the applicant's fleet had been nationalized and compensation had no doubt been paid. Since 1950 the company had acquired a fleet of five vehicles and now wanted a sixth.
" I don't think I would be acting in the public interest were I to grant the additional vehicle now sought. The applicant will soon have an opportunity of repurchasing his former fleet or part thereof," said the Authority. He was prepared to grant a short-term licence for the busy spring months and at its expiry the future position of road transport might be clearer.
AGENTS BOYCOTT BRUSSELS SHOW
BECAUSE of the high cost of exhibiting vehicles at the Brussels Salon, many of the leading Belgian distributors have arranged for private dis plays on their . own premises. M. Masson, director of Ets. Jean Hockc, a concern responsible for the distribution of over 80 British, American and German types of commercial chassis, told "The Commercial Motor" that more than a dozen main importers and distributors, who recommended that the Brussels Show should be .staged every second or third year, are arranging for a private display, with collective publicity, of 19 makes of commercial vehicle.
It is understood that the independent show will cover A.E.C., Guy, Leyland, Maudslay, Seddon, Krupp, Saurer, Scania Vabis, White, Bcrliet, Volvo, Delahaye, Unic, Steyr, Reo, M.A.N., Brosscl, Miesse and Faun products. Seddon, Rco and M.A.N. vehicles will be displayed at the Hoekc showrooms, Rue Gaucheret 30, Brussels. Ets. G. Spitals is occupying new premises at 222, Chaussee d'Etterbeck, Brussels, where A.E.C. and Maudslay chassis will be displayed.
EXAMINERS' PAY CLAIM FAILS
THE claim for higher pay for male'
driving and traffic examiners has been rejected. The Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal which has been considering the claim failed to agree, and the chairman has decided that the claim has not been established.