"Fag End of Licence" —Sir Hubert
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DISMISSING an appeal against till decision of the South Easter/ Licensing Authority, who had granted special A licence for a vehicle to C. S and A. 3. Purver, of F.arehame Sir Huber Hull, president of the Transport Tribunal said that Purvers had bought "the fat end of a special A licence."
Sir Hubert, referring to the licenc4 bought, said: "Short though the periot Was, we think the experience of Purver was sufficient to show that if they had licence, they would obtain sufficien custom to justify the existence of thi vehicle,"
DELAYS AT THE DOCKS THE Halifax Chamber of Commerei are to write to the Liverpool ant Hull Chamber and to Mr. Dougla, Houghton. M.P. for the Sowerby Division on the question of delays at the dockr in the unloading of goods being sen. abroad. The secretary, Mr. J. G. Bowes said he had already written to Mr Maurice Macmillan, M.P. for Halifax. Mr. Bowes said the delays had reacher the stage that certain hauliers would no: take goods to the docks because the might be hanging about for six hours anc then have to stay overnight or return will the goods to Halifax.
"COME AND JOIN " HIAULAGE companies in the Leith area are being invited to consider locatior in the Leith Dock Commission area as source of additional business and as s suitable location for storage premises This is part of a general campaign by thE Leith Dock Commission to expand trade in their undertaking and to improve ancillary services.
The Commission want haulage firms Lc use, the dock area and dock facilities foi buffer storage work, and for the garagins of vehicles.
SPAIN TO MAKE B.M.C. VEHICLES
ANagreement has been signed between the British Motor Corporation, Ltd. and Sociedad Amonima Vehiculos Automoviles (SAVA), Valladolid, Spain, tc co-operate in vehicle manufacture over the next 10 years.
SAVA, already manufacturers of commercial vehicles in the 2and 3-ton ranges, Will be manufacturing B.M.C. vehicles at an early date. It is anticipated that BMC-SAVA vehicles, as they will be called, will be available for delivery in Spain in 1961.
EXPERIMENTAL BOLLARD 1/IR. BERNARD WHITEHEAD, head IVI of the Safety Research Services, Ltd. of Shipley, has designed an experimental bollard which aims to show up pedestrians more clearly on island refuges_ It is constructed of a composite of polythene. glass fibre and Perspex in a tubular frame and can be knocked down without serious damage to car in bollard.