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DRIVER DID NOT QUIT VEHICLE
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AT Sheffield. Quarter Sessions, last
week. Mr. -1.1; L. Macaskie, K.C., found that a man who was standing within 2 yds. of the rear of his vehicle bad not "quitted" it while the engine was running. Mr. Macaskie said that the man could have immediately resumed control of the vehicle.
The driver's appeal against a conviction for this offence was allowed. •
FORK-LIFT. TRUCKS AND THE
• TAW. •
D1FFICULTIES in complying with the, law are sometirnes met by companies using fork-lift trucks when these vehicles have to cross the public road in going from one part of a factory to another. 'Relevant legal requirements are being Studied by the Ministry of Transport, and the Traders' Road Transport Association is taking part in dis-: cussions to find a solution of the problems that arise.
NEW SPANISH MODELS
THE Spanish Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones .S.A,, maker of the Pegaso oiL-engined lorry, intends to' make a track-laying tractor and an 8-ton lorry, both with Oil engines. The Spanish subsidiary of the Fiat concern is reported. to be planning to erect. a new factory in the Free Port zone of Barcelona.
OBITUARY
WrE'regret to announce the death of:-VI' MR. F. COWELL, managing director of Cowell Bros., a prominent Sunderland coach concern. He was 55. MR. S. J. MUNN, regional manager for Leyland Motors, Ltd.. in Northern
Ireland, who died suddenly in Belfast
Satm-day.. His connection with the company: was of long. standing, for before-joining it he hact,been responsible,for the sale of Leyland vehicles' while on the staff of A. Kirk. and Co:, Ltd., formerly Leylandsole distributor in Ireland.
WORKERS, FIGHT STATE CONTROL
THE, time had come to show the British Transport Commission that bus workers did not want -nationalization, but wished the 'road passenger transport industry to remain in private hands. This statement-was made last week by Mr. A. Tegerdine, chairman of the recently formed Bus Workers' Antina t ional izat ion• Soc isty.
RATES 10 PER CENT. UP
THE national rates committee of the Road Haulage Association is advising members that all haulage rates should be inereased by 10 per cent, to meet the additional cost imposed by the Budget.