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keeping them running
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by Tony Wilding
In most fleets the cars run by company representatives and so on can be a considerable nuisance to an engineer whose main job is keeping the commercial vehicle complement in good order. Often, this is because a reliable history of the individual cars which may be based far away from fleetmaintenance facilities does not exist. The cars may be serviced through arrangement with dealers near the representatives' homes. And when the time comes for "headquarters" to become involved, it is usually a vain hope that the driver can give any sort of accurate account of what has happened in the car's preceding life.
A possible answer to the problem is provided in a Car Log Soak and Expense Control that has just been published by New Age Plastic Books Ltd, 104 Northgate St, Gloucester. In this booklet which is 6in. deep by 8.5in, wide, the driver can itemize daily his expenditure on all aspects of use. If the book is used properly there is a permanent record of journeys, mileages, petrol and oil costs and repair costs with space for
entering details of repairs carried out.
The initial page of the book provides a vehicle cost record with 'spaces to enter the date purchased, its purchase price, road fund tax and insurance costs as well as tax and insurance date reminders.
Running costs are recorded on pages covering seven days With the number of the week indicated and a space to record the mileage reading on the Monday morning of the week. Details of journeys, petrol purchases and so on are entered in a horizontal line across the page.
Each book covers one year divided into four 13-week periods and after each section there is a quarterly summary page which covers all the items included in the weekly record. Figures carried forward to the quarterly summary are totalled and at the end of the year they can be transferred easily to the annual summary page.
The log book sells at 25p plus 3p postage and special discounts for bulk purchases can be arranged. The book has a stout coated cover.