25-mile Clause in M.o.W. Contracts
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ikLONDON manufacturer recently obtained a contract to suppty items of furniture to the Ministry of Works. The terms of the contract stipulated that transport would be by rail, except when otherwise stated.
When transport by road was required, the supplier's own C-licence vehicles could freely be used up to a radius of 25 mites. If a greater distance were involved, the regional transport officer of the Ministry was to be informed, so that the relative cost of alternative transport arrangements could be investigated.
A Ministry spokesman informed " The Commercial Motor" that these clauses were part of the normal form of -contract which had been in force since March, 1949. It had no connection with the nationalization of transport, but merely provided a means for the Ministry to select the most economical method of conveyance. Within the 25-mile rad:us, suppliers were encouraged to use their own s e h ides.
Within 25 miles, contract prices are usually ex works, but for greater distances a delivery price, which includes the cost of carriage, is quoted.
The stipulation, said the Ministry spokesman, was in no sense a prohibition upon the supplier's use of C-licence vehicles beyond 25 miles.