No Licence to Carry Long Caravans
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A N application by K. and G. Hartley rix Caravans, Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, for a B licence for a Vehicle capable of carrying long caravans wd:: rejected by Mr. G. W. Duncan, Northern Deputy Licensing. Authority, last week.
Mr. G. A. Hartley, director of Hartley Caravans, . said that whilst it was illegal to tow caravans longer than 22 ft., they were being built up to 32 ft. long. He wished to be able to meet this trend. His company distributed caravans in the north of England and southern Scotland.
Mr. I. Robey, for the objectors, was told by Mr. F. H. Bewick, trading as Newcastle Caravan Towing Service, that it was debatable whether his transporter. which had a 241-ft. platform, could legally carry caravans in excess of that length. 1t-seemed from inquiries made in different parts of the country that there was no definite ruling on the subject.
He had known of instances where the police had stopped transporters when they had too much overhang, and when long caravans were not allowed to be towed by Land-Rovers.
Mr. Duncan said that in the future there might be justification for a licence as sought, but the application would have to be couched in narrOw terms and supported by more evidence.
£38,000 SPENT: MORE TIPPERS WANTED A DIRECTOR of the Balmuie Quarry Co., • Devonshaw, Dollar, told the Scottish Licensing Authority in Dundee last week that his company had spent 08,000 on mechanization in the past three years. This was to increase 'Output in anticipation of new contracts, and big schemes would require more tippers. Mr. Frank Sim, Alloa, was granted a B licence to carry sand, building gear and material within 20 miles of Kincardine-on-Forth, after telling the Authority that his previous licence restricted him to work in connection with Kincardine power station.
This was coming to an end, and he had been offered a share of other work with the Balrnuie Quarry Co. and upon the Forth road bridge, BIG-BUS HOLD-UP AT MANCHESTER
PENDING a decision by the National Joint Industrial Council on a new standing-passenger agreement, workers of Manchester Transport Department have refused to man the undertaking's new large-capacity buses. Crews have even refused to train on them.
Representatives of the transport committee, local officials and trade-union representatives last week inspected the two new 77-seaters. The committee have deferred taking a decision about standing passengers until next month.
VOLKSWAGEN IN BRAZIL 'THE new Volkswagen factory, which L was opened near Sao Paulo, Brazil, last week, will be producing 150 vehicles daily by next year. A large percentage will be commercial vehicles.