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apparent solution to Leyland Daf's problems. But what solutions, if any, might be expected?
Much of the media coverage has dwelt on the emotive issues surrounding the Leyland Daf workforce, such as the job losses and the apparent lack of interest in salvation by the Government.
We hear possibilities of the company being broken up and sections being sold to management buy-out teams; of possible interest from Paccar in the US to keep the manufacturer together as a single entity-. We hear little of the hardship caused to Leyland's suppliers.
The emotive issues will play no part in the final outcome. The Government will not intervene withltaxpayers. money to write off debts as it did when the so-called "merger" with Da( was undertaken.
"Management buy-out" rolls off the tongue as an obvious answer, but trying to raise capital is no easy task; road transport is not flavour of the month. No doubt Paccar is still in the wings, and such a venture might even assist Foden and also BIT: if Paccar moved Foden production from Sandbach to Leyland it would leave an empty factory at Sandbach for ERF.
Rick Roberton,
Longton, Lana. D ecently you have IN-mentioned a driving school in your Bird's Eye View section. which charges only £250 fora five-day course.
Might [suggest that before their praises are sung again you look closer into what the pupil actually gets for his money, how many pass for the £250, and what is the price of any subsequent lessons How many pupils are there to one truck?
What is the experience of the instructors?
At our driving school we first assess each pupil to decide how many hours they will need.Our courses are all on a one-to-one basis at £17.50 per hour. On average a complete novice would need 35 hours (one week), costing £612.50 (ex-VAT) and test.
A 21-hour course (three days) would cost £367.50 (exVAT) and test. These hours can be varied according to the assessment, but everyone is trained on a one-to-or with at least 100 mile a day on average.
There is no classoc All vehicle safety ma highway code and ro are learned from info packs given to each r the first day of his as either while driving c breaks.
Perhaps this could into for an article on schools, taking into consideration what p getting for their mon Mick Beddall,
Stillings HGV & PC1 Training, Sawbridgeworth, Ho