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20th January 1956
20th January 1956
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Nobody . Ordered Poison T N a world where price maintenance is

very largely the rule the possible effect of ruthless competition can easily go unappreciated until such time as the blow...

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Two Bites at the Cherry

I T is a peculiarity of English law of Which we may be justly proud that, as a general rule, no right of appeal is open to the...

Passing Comments

Down the Oil-tank Hatch WHEN the reduction of oil-engine noise was under TV discussion at a recent meeting some war-time...

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One

Hears That John Bull Rubber are celebrating their jubilee this year. Bitter complaints 'about the, often unnecessary, felling...

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INCREASES OF 4s. 6d. to 14s.

FOR HAULAGE WORKERS H ARD bargaining between the employers' and employees' sides of the Road Haulage Wages Council at a...

A Licences Instead of C Hiring

A N A licence for six vehicles and two trailers has been granted to Mr. E. E. Burton, Lynn Road, Walsoken, Wisbech, by the...

Last Chance to Buy Units

f 1ST 14, which, according to present plans, gives hauliers their -- 'last chance to buy. transport units from "British Road...

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33% Increase Claim Ci Nonsense " VIR. P. N. GRAY,

general manager IVI of Aldershot and District Traction Co., ltd., on Tuesday described as " absolute nonsense" an allegation by...

R.T. Speeds Radiator Repairs

T o expedite the collection and-delivery. , of radiator 'repairs . for . ffeet users . 'and the motor industry, a...

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Men in the News

MR. GEORGE F. Smuotur has been appointed a director of Tilling-Stevens, Ltd. SIR HARRY PILKINGTON and MR, ARTHUR PILKINGTON...

Driver Did Not Remove Key: Not Negligent

A DRIVER who failed to remove the ignition key of his vehicle during a brief absence was not negligent,, the Court of Appeal...

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London Express Fares Up 12-ro: Two Operators Exempt

A N application for a 121-per-cent. increase in single and return fares on express services operating to and from London was...

£69,380 Increase: More Bids

L'ARE increases designed to bring in 1 an extra £69,380 a year were last week granted to Cumberland Motor Services, Ltd., by...

Formula Not Intended to Work"

WHEN the Transport Tribunal last VV week resumed consideration of the British Transport Commission's freight charges scheme,...

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Minister Criticizes Operator's Evidence

IN an appeal decision announced last week, the Minister of Transport strongly criticized the quality of the evidence submitted...

Major Victory for Sheffield Operator

I N spite of a plea by seven local operators that they could cope with excursion and tour traffic, and that abstraction would...

Big Expenditure on Rail Unjustified F URTHER extensive capital expenditure on

the railways and inland waterways should not be allowed, contended Mr. Alan Cusick in a debate by the Manchester Centre of the...

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Australia-Britain Coach Link

A N Australian concern is to intro.C1 duce a coach service between Australia and Britain next month. The inclusive single fare...

C-Licensees Not Privileged

"w E do not regard ourselves as a privileged section of road Users; but, as manufacturers, Wholesalers or retailers...

Volkswagen Output Soars

A REPORT for the four years to 1 — )k 1954 by Volkswagenwerk G.m.b.H., Wolfsburg, Germany, published on Tuesday, showed the...

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Insurers to Blame : Users Discharged

A N insurance official admitted blame for a policy not bein g in force when two men were char g ed at Chippin g Norton, last...

Board for Newcastle Suggested

A MEETING of local councils is -to- . .0 be called by Castle Ward Rural District Council to consider a proposal that a re g...

Stronger Bedford 7–tonners Offered

L'Olts operators usin g lorries on heavYI work, Bedford 7-tonners are now available with flitch plates fitted as a facto r y...

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48,000 Entrants in New Safety Competition: L.T.E. to Join ?

1k /TORE than 32,000 drivers and 16,000 conductors had so far been.entered for the 1955 competition, the Road Operators Safety...

"Tackle Town Traffic First "—Gen. Russell

1415 view that urban traffic problems I should be tackled with greater urgency than the building of new trunk roads...

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£120 Fines for Fuel Swindle

VINES totalling £120 were imposed upon Charles Lee Brookes, Park Garage, Pulford, near Chester, by Chester Castle magistrates,...

Fantail Tour Granted : Shortage of Hotel Accommodation

T HE railways and Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., last week objected unsuccessfully before the Northern Licensing Authority to an...

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Bird's Eye View

A Plateful By Th e The Hawk r I NE of the most harassed men in the industry at the moment is Mr. R. L. Howlett, who, in...

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ARE BIG CHANGES ROUNI

HE CORNER . Possibilities of All-hydraulic Transmission, Controlled-slip Differentials, Supercharg!Fig, Fully Automatic...

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Two Cranes in Spares Van

A SPECIAL two-compartment van body has been built by Marshall Motor Bodies, Ltd., of Cambridge, to the order of the Brooks...

14 Tons of Lime in Bulk

A NEW vehicle has been delivered to Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.. for the bulk delivery of Limbux. This fs a form of lime...

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New Device to Improve Combustion

B ETTER petrol consumption, improved acceleration, higher maximum speed, longer life between overhauls and greatly reduced...

Eggs Loaded by Fork Truck

S PECIAL bodies for the bulk transport of eggs are being built by Strachans (Successors), Ltd., Wales Farm Road, London, W.5,...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

Another Round of Wages R EFRESENTATIVES of road haulage workers appear once again to have made use of the double shuffle in...

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KEEN BRITISH INFLUEN( t BRUSSELS

itish Interest in Brussels, Salon is Mainned and Increased Number. of Foreign . hibitors Shows British-Powered Chassis :...

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Maintenance Scheme to Help the Small Man

THE effect on maintenance of the 1 shortage of spares in the area for heavy and medium-weight vehicles and the causes of smoky...

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Folkestone Depot to be Resold

T IIE Folkestone depot of British Road Services, which, as reported in The Commercial. Motor on December 16, has been acquired...

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Making a Start in Haulage

Fundamental Requirements of a Haulier: Capital; Aptitude, Business Sense and Mechanical Knowledge I T is seldom that I go for...

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8,500 Buses for Tim. Population

Sweden Expects Fleet of 9,000 by 1960: Stockholm Maintenance System S WEDEN now had 8,500 buses for 71m. people, Mr. Carl...