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8th November 1957
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Page 77

The War Against Inflation

A N urgent and serious problem and, in fact, an unenviable situation, now face the Government in connection with the latest...

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High-handed Treatment

T HERE may be variations in the law pertaining to hire-purchase as between England and Scotland. Certainly, at least some...

Passing Comments

The City Wakes Up IT is interesting to note that London's Lord Mayor's Show I is to take place on Saturday, November 9, in the...

Page 79

One Hears

Of special Norvic shoes for motor drivers. That at least some drivers would like to be in other eople's shoes—but not always...

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New Perkins 1.6–litre Oil Engine

WHAT is possibly the li g ht-van oil VV en g ine of the future has been announced in a g ricultural form by F Perkins, Ltd.,...

Page 81

Contractor's Profits Surprise Mr. Hanlon

I F 10 hauliers carried regular loads on behalf of Robert Liddle, Ltd., Carlisle, to a rocket-motor testing site in Cumberland,...

McVeigh Fined £292 Over Hours

F INES totalling £292 were imposed by Hull Stipendiary Magistrate, last week, on McVeigh Transport, Ltd., Hull and Grimsby. The...

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Men in the News

MR. G. W. POWELL has been elected a director of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. Ma. J. R Aaitarr has been appointed an additional...

"A and D" Error: Case to be Re-heard

A N application by 0. B. Transport. Ltd., Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, for a re-hearing of a case in which the North Western...

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Haulier Explains His "Dodge" to Authority

XPLAINING how he kept a vehicle 1--a fully occupied on journeys to and from Coventry, a haulier told the Yorkshire Deputy...

No Compliance: No Protection

uAULIERS who failed to comply with any of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Authorization of Special Types) Order could not...

No Licence Transfer with £25 Busiriess

A FTER hearin g that the g oodwill of a two-vehicle haula g e business had been sold for £5, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern...

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Commissioners Keep Up Attack on Cheap Fares

A SYSTEM of concessionary fares, which has been operated by SunderI -1 land Corporation for 22 ye.ars, was criticized by the...

Page 101

Corpora tton and Ras Company Agree

T " quarrel between Manchester Corporation and A. Mayne and Son. Ltd.. as to who should provide a new throu g h service to link...

Who is Existing Operator ?

ra A DECISION by the Metropolitan Traffic Commissioners that Premier Travel, Ltd., Cambridge, should not be allowed picking-up...

Authority Criticizes Pit Delivery Scheme f

rA A COAL delivery scheme run by the Trades Union Congress was described to the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr.. J....

Page 102

BY. Withdraw Objection to -Bogie Trailer A N Application by

Lingwell Transport, Ltd„ Leeds, to add a bogie trailer to their A licence was opposed by British Railways . at Leeds, last...

Rail Modernization a Long Way Off D AILWAYMEN had now

been given the tools—the charges scheme and modernization plan. If they had the courage to use them boldly, their future held...

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Minister Rejects Tour Operator's Appeal

A N appeal by the Stockland Garage, Ltd., Erdington. against a decision by the West Midland Traffic Cornmissioners, has been...

New Rules on Mobile Cranes Sought

F OLLOWING two serious accidents in Nottingham in which overhanging jibs penetrated the upper decks of buses, Nottingham Road...

Operator Warned Over Continental Tours

T HE story of a Coventry woman' F experiences when she booked a 10day coach tour in Switzerland with a concern which did not...

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Bus Station Rating Appeals Fail

W HEN Edinburgh Valuation Appeal Court last week rejected the appeal by Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., to have the £5,250 rating of...

A Licence Granted for Oil Deliveries

I N order to undertake deliveries from the new depot of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd, at Ecclesfield, Tuffnells, Ltd., Sheffield,...

No "About Face" by Union—Mr. Coyle

S UGGESTIONS that the Transport and General Workers' Union had turned about by backing both the provincial and London busmen's...

"Accept Southdown Hire Offer"— Mr. Thorn A N application by Smith's

Luxury Coaches (Reading), Ltd., for permission to operate week-end summer express services from Reading and Bracknell to...

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"Rural Services Cause Concern"—Mr. Curtis

DECAUSE of the widespread decline in the number of people using public transport, the question of rural services was causing...

Drivers Accused of B.R.S. Lorry Theft

A DRIVER formerly employed by I - 1 British Road Services described at Aldershot, last week, how he and four men planned how...

C to B Transfer for Eight Lorries Sought

A DJOURN1NG an application by R. drA Rogers, Ltd., South Shields, for the transfer of their eight C-licence vehicles to B...

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23 MAKES Ols

2 STANDS Where—WhenHow Much T HE 41st Scottish Motor Exhibition . opens today at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, and closes on November...

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ON IWMO%S'I flLTUON A A MONG the vehicles available for 4-1 inspection

and trial in the demonstration park are the following goods and passenger models:— Two A.E.C. Reliance passenger models. one...

Page 114

Design and Production Faults Revealed

Manufacturers Welcome Services Type Test: Severe Trial of Engines E NGINE failures and troubles caused by design faults and...

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Oil the Key to Scottish Revolution

How Road Vehicles are Supplying Oil to Important Industrial Development Schemes D URING recent years, Britain has become...

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Scottish Hauliers Aim at CO-ORDINATION

Linking of Fleets Will Provide Country-wide Network to Compete On Level Terms With B.R.S. and the Railways By G. Duncan...

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AND I USES THAT FRIEND

1 OUCH Integration With the Scottish Omnibus Group Has Ensured Continuance of Full Services in Face of Rising Costs By Ashley...

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ONE PASSENGER A MILE Is Their Average

By Peter Head B ECAUSE of the romantic nature of the terrain covered, the services of David MacBrayne, Ltd., are • eIl known...

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7-ton Load 8.35 m.p.g.

Albion Caledonian Eight-wheeler has Low Chassis Weight to Allow 17-ton Payloads with Light-weight Bodies By John F. Moon,...

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An Exclusive Guide to Exhibits in the Accessory and Workshop Equipment Sections

Advances on All Fronts S EVERAL new technical developments aimed at improving vehicle efficiency or easing the task of the...

Page 147

New 14-ton-gross Models Added to Guy Range

- NEVELOPED to provide load capacities .of between 'those of the Warrior fourvheeled models having a gross weight ating of 12...

Page 148

When is a Haulier By Our Legal Advise

LIABLE FOR THEFT'. T HEFTS from lorry loads range from mere petty pilfering during loading, unloading or in transit, to...

Page 151

No Accidents With Controlled Doors

E QUIPPED with M.C.W. bodies having driver controlled front entrances, 15 30-ft, by 8-ft. doubledeckers have been operated by...

Page 152

NEW MODELS Abound at Turin Show

Novel Suspension Systems Used by Some Manufacturers: New Under s floor-engined Passenger Vehicles and I-ton Van By John F....

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The smallest of the Alfa Romeo exhibits is the Romeo

2o front-wheeldrive 1-ton van. This vehicle, which has been in production for three years and is available with either petrol...

Page 175

D URING the hearing of an appeal before the Transport Tribunal

in Edinburgh, the chairman, Mr. Hubert Hull, was heard to remark (as reported in The Commercial Motor last week) that lack of...

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Vehicle Inspections Next Year: No H.G.V. Licences

r OMPULSORY inspection of vehicks was hoped to begin next year, Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport, told the House of...

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)pinions and Queries

Where Is the Ideal Parcels Van? WOULD like to refer to your leader entitled " Business Goes Begging" in your issue of...

Page 180

All-round Service in Kintyre

NAANY years ago the residents of and IVA visitors to Campbeltown, on, the Kintyre peninsula, were served by the Clyde steamers,...

Bird's Eye View

Jovial Giant By Th4 Hawk THAT massive, jovial figure, Mr. Arthur Thompson, who physically and in every other way fills the...

Page 183

Export Haulage

L AST week, a post mortem of the recent conference of hauliers showed what was lost for lack of a guiding theme, which might...

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The Vital Question in Selecting a New Vehicle—

WHAT WILL IT COST TO RUN? With Such a Large Variety of Models from Which to Choose, Purchasers Should Beware of Buying a...

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A Quick-acting Centrifugal Clutch r' I NE of the difficulties in the design of

centrifugal clutches is that at the critical speed, engagement can be sufficient to cause wear by rubbing but not enough to...