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Change of Address For Lorry-Driver Final?
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IN nine days time—on Sunday. September 17, to be precise— 'the cream of Britain's lorry drivers will be battling it out at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham. for the Lorry Driver of the Year title. Fort Dunlop has been the venue for some years now. being provided by courtesy of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.. who have proved to be lavish and friendly hosts.
If what I hear is right, this may be the last final to be staged at Fort Dunlop. A Coventry newspaper recently published statements it attributed to Mr. Mervyn Miles, the energetic secretary of the national organizing committee, that in future the final might be held in-Coventry.
When I telephoned his office, Mr. Miles. was taking a do-ityourself holiday, but a colleague told me that Dunlop's had already been approached.
Two-day Event
T"same article also quoted Mr. Miles as saying that future finals might be two-day events, and that it might be necessary to hold regional finals, as well as a national final. All that is a logical development, for interest in the competition is growing steadily and the organizers have for some time been discussing these and other matters.
This year, for instance, there were 15 eliminating rounds (there would have been 16 if the Slough contest had not fallen B 1 6
through), and already London is talking in terms of more than one round next year.
Easy Maintenance
THOSE concerned with vehicle maintenance will be particularly interested in the Renault 4 car announced last week. Features of this 747-c.c. front-wheel-drive car include the elimination of grease points by the use of scaled bearings and lubrication-free bushes, and a scaled cooling system filled with a water and anti-freeze solution which it is said never needs attention. (Nothing new to Leyland Motors, Ltd.) Maybe such things will one day become the rule rather than le exception. At any rate it would not take much to have iem on a commercial vehicle. The Renault 4. with its large, ip-hinged rear door, looks as though it could easily be roduced as a van.
Irresting Message
3URSUING my lawful occasions the other day, I sighted an approaching vehicle. Suddenly my gaze was focused the legend it bore. It said "Syd's Murder Van and then Syd Doesn't Cut Prices. He Murders Them."
As this startling example of publicity passed in the opposite irection, I was gratified to discover Syd to be a C-licensee. her all, it could have been the nom-de-gucrre of some hauliers e all know.
■ crutiny
RECENT events have proved conclusively that the underwritings of hire-purchase transactions require closer rvestigation than they have been given in the past" A word f warning from Sir Stanley Bell, chairman of the Astley idustrial Trust when opening new offices for Daniels Finance. 1 Astley subsidiary. " Both the motor trade and H.P. companies have got to he 2sonably satisfied that customers are not trying to shoulder abilities which they have little hope of meeting," he added.
;tern Words
1TERN words, but any sane operator would approve. If )nothing else it makes it harder for the fly-by-night pirate to vicar. cut rates to suicidal levels, and go broke after forcing :tter men out.