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Trevor Longcroft The wide range of flexible drives used in commercial vehicles and the difficulty of identifying them has led to delays even before replacement orders can be made up. In an effort to combat this Smiths Industries Ltd has introduced a return-of-post flexible drive service, offering fast replacement of non-standard flexible drives for an excess charge of 10 per cent of the retail price.
An 11-page leaflet from Smiths explains the methods of identification and ordering, and also features a series of "recognition chartsthat allow accurate ordering in cases where the flex code or a sample flex cannot be sent. Standard flexible drives, I am told, also can be ordered through the Flexpress Unit.
The Flexpress system can be utilized either through the post, by telephone or by a visit to the trade counter, Smiths Industries Limited, London NW2. Leaflets are available from Smiths stockists or from Smiths Industries Ltd, Flexpress Unit, 50 Oxgate Lane, London NW2,