Customs Procedure Made Easier for Goods
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A SIMPLIFIED form of Customs pro At for British goods vehicles operating to certain European countries will come into force on January 7. This follows Britain's ratification of the Customs convention on the international transport of goods under cover of carnets of the Transport Internationale Routier.
The convention reduces Customs formalities. for vehicles carrying goods across more than one frontier. At present, goods being exported by road are subject to inspection by Customs officials of the exporting country and at each frontier crossing.
Goods sent' under the convention will normally be inspected only in the countries of origin and destination. Carnets will also serve as a bond, and the carrier will not be subject to the payment of deposits or duties en route. "
Countries to which hauliers will be able to operate under T.I.R. carnets are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France. Western Germany. Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
Vehicles will have to fulfil technical conditions specified by the convention. The Ministry of Transport are the approving authority for Britain.
B.I.T.A. PRIZES QUPPLEMENTARY prizes of £25.
£15 and £10 Will be given, in addition to the John Morris memorial award valued at £550, by the British Industrial Truck Association next year. The premier award will enable the selected candidate to attend a materials-handling training course at Lake Placid, U.S.A., in June, 1960.
Candidates, who must be sponsored by their employers, should make application to the secretary of the association at 94-98 Petty France, London, S.W.I. They will be required to write a paper on the development of industrial trucks.
TRADERS NOT CONSULTED COME local authorities failed to Consult L./ shopkeepers when framing traffic regulations, and others sought but ignored traders' advice. This was stated when regional officers of the National Chamber of Trade met in London last week.
The Minister of Transport's Christmas traffic plan for London was presented to traders as an accomplished fact, it was observed.
SUPERPOISE INCREASE
THE price of the Commer Superpoise 1-ton pick-up has been increased. The petrol-engined vehicle is now £660 and the oil-engined version £780. The price of the chassis and cab remains unchanged.
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ASUM of £lim. is to be spent by Edinburgh Transport Department from 1959-62 on new buses, tramway reinstatement, workshops at Portobello, and equipment. Each year 50 buses will be purchased.