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" 3040% of Records are False"
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A N appeal to C-licensees to help to stamp out "the cancer of falsification of records" was made on Monday by Mr. R. A. Devenish, chief enforcement officer for the West Midland Area. "On average, between 30 and 40 per cent, of drivers' log sheets -are false as far as long-distance drivers are concerned," he told the Birmingham Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association.
The courts were taking a much more serious view of offences against regulations concerning records and hours.. In the more flagrant cases, the Ministry had preferred charges under the Perjury Act, and imprisonment could be imposed. Mr.. Leonard Patrick, T.R.T.A. West Midland divisional secretary, afterwards expressed surprise at the high proportion of falsifications. " From-: my experience of the large number of summonses recently, drivers have not followed their employers' instructions," he • said A.C.V. HOPE FOR BETTER YEAR " IN recent months there has been an I improvement in our trading. prospects, and the benefits of our rationalization and reorganization of the group .should bear fruit during the current year.'-' This was stated on Tuesday by Lord Brabazon, chairman of Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd.
At home, he said, passenger-vehicle operators had found their replacement requirements affected by the changing habits of the travelling public. After referring to the increasing use of small cars and scooters, Lord Brabazon stated that the demand for buses in this country might. be past its peak, but the company were confident that with their range of new vehicles they could maintain or 'increase their share of the market.
Purchase tax retarded expansion of home sales of goods vehicles. In spite of fierce competition abroad, sales had been maintained, although profit margins had to be cut.
" ANYWHERE " TICKETS STAY
THE " Day Anywhere-" tickets which were introduced experimentally last May by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., are to become permanent. There were 57 objectors when the West Midland Traffic Commissioners allowed the experiment, but when the renewal was sought the company faced no opposition.
Mr. W. P. James, chairman, said the Commissioners had no hesitation in making the grant. „ . .
HEATED FLYOVER PLANNED A PLAN for a flyover at Hammersmith is to be considered by London County Council next Tuesday. About half. a mile of road will be carried 16 ft. 6 in. above ground, linking the new Cromwell Road extension with Great Church Lane and passing over Hammersmith Bridge Road, Electric heating will be installed in the approach ramps to prevent icing.