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Q Could I License A Horsebox As A
"private vehicle" and so avoid the regulations applicable to an A-, Bor C-licensed vehicle? The horsebox would be used by members of a riding club. A You would be well-advised......
Q When Shall I Be Restricted To Carry No
more than a 7-ton load on my 7-ton TK Bedford? Also will the permitted gross weight have to be stamped on the chassis. and if so do I have to contact the Ministry of Transport?......
U In The Recent Proposals By The Ministry
of Transport for new limits of drivers' hours, I understand new definitions were given for "driving", "work", "rest" and "spell of duty". What were these? A The Ministry......
A I Have Recently Been Concerned With
assessing the cost of four-wheelers standing idle. Can you give the relevant standing costs for a 7-ton tipper and a 9-ton platform vehicle? A As shown in the new edition of the......
Q I Have Been Advised That Fitting A Certain Type
of proprietary brake lining would reduce the severity of fade on long gradients. I operate a fleet of heavy vehicles and fade is a problem, not so much on short steep gradients......
• You Recently Gave A Comparison Of Goods Vehicles On
the road in 1956 and 1966, when you commented that some of the decrease in vehicles in the 2to 3ton unladen weight category and the increase in the over 3-ton category could be......
• Can You Give Me The Address Of Two French And Two...
A We suggest you contact the following; La Vie des Transports, 43 rue de la Chaussee d'Antin, Paris 9 (published weekly); Le Poids Lourd, 37 rue Saint-Georges, Paris 9......