Bus Station Rating Appeals Fail

8th November 1957, Page 104

8th November 1957

Page 104

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WHEN Edinburgh Valuation Appeal Court last week rejected the appeal by Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., to have the £5,250 rating of St. Andrew's Square bus station reduced to £1,000, Mr. G. C. Emslie, Q.C., for the concern, expressed dissatisfaction with the decision and asked for a case to be stated.

As reported in The Commercial Motor last week, the company wished the valuation to be comparable with those of other stations.

Hastings Valuation Court has affirmed an assessment of £475 for a local bus station used by Maidstone and District Motor Services, Ltd. The company appealed against the size of this amount, which was £310 more than formerly.

Mr. A. H. Kinsman, for the company, told the court that the station was only "a piece of land," and the new rateable value represented Is. 8d. per vehicle' departure. The previous sum of 7d. was already high.

. Mr. E. E. Richardson, valuation officer, said that the court was being asked to fix the rent at a lower level than in 1931.

NICE RALLY FEES FIXED

EENTRY fees for next year's Nice Coach Rally, to be held from May 14-16, have been fixed at 5,000 francs for vehicles seating up_ to 20 people and 7,500 francs for vehicles with 20 or more seats. Seats for driver and other staff are not to be included in these numbers. In the bodywork competition, entrance into which is not compulsory, there will be five classes as follows: town buses, medium-distance stage carriages, day-tour coaches, long-distance tour coaches, and de luxe coaches.

Technical tests will include measurements of noise from outside and inside vehicles. A microphone will be placed 11 yd. from a point which vehicles will be required to pass, and the maximum limit for freedom from penalty will be 95 phons. If this is exceeded, there will be a penalty of five points per phon.

Microphones will be placed inside vehicles and all windows closed. With a vehicle at rest, the engine will be run at peak revolutions.

Vehicles that emit excessive exhaust fumes and smoke may be down-graded. The organizers are the Association pour le Perfectionnement et le Ddveloppement de l'Autocar, 44 Rue de la Bienfaisance, Paris. 8e, France. April 20. 1958, is the provisional closing date for entries.

LOAD WAS TOP-HEAVY

A MACHINE weighing 6 tons 12 cwt. 1-i which fell from a vehicle operated by British Road Services, was top-heavy. Halifax Magistrates were told last week. Insp. Watson said it was 5 ft. 9 in. high. but had a base only 10 in. wide.

&RS., who denied using a lorry with an insecure load, were fined £20, and the, driver was fined £5 on a similar charge. Mr. J. C. Haldane. defending, said the machine was loaded by experts at the factory where it had been made.

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