• New Estate Pick-up Point Refused
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AN application by G. Peascod, Ltd., Liverpool, for a new picking-up point on the Kirkby housing estate has been refused by the North Western Traffic Commissioners. There were objections from Liverpool Corporation, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. and T. Lawrenson, Ltd.
At the hearing at Liverpool last month (The Commercial Motor, October 12) a corporation spokesman submitted that the present picking-up points used by Peascod, Ribble and Lawrenson, on the perimeter of the estate, were adequate, and were well served by Liverpool's stage services. At a time when many services were unremunerative, they could not turn a blind eye to coach operators skimming the cream from the recreational traffic that was available.
For Ribble, it was suggested that a grant must start competition which would result in applications for points at every street corner.
COST FIGURES AMENDED
AN erratum slip for the 42nd edition of " ' The Commercial Motor' Tables of Operating Costs" has been issued by Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, and is available through book suppliers. The slipgives corrected figures for those appearing on page 37 and page 39 of the Tables (Hire Cars).
On page 37, the standing charges per hour for the 88-hour week should read: 10 h.p., 4s.; 12 h.p. (four seats), 4s. 4d. (over four seats), 4s. 71d.; 16 h.p., 4s. 8d.; 20 h.p., 4s. 81d.; 25 h.p., 4s. 9d.; 30 h.p., 4s. 10d.; 40 h.p., 4s. 111d.
On page 39, the operators' figures (time and mileage charges) per hour for the 88-hour week should read: 10 h.p.. 6s. 3d.; 12 h.p."(four seats), 6s. 6d. (over four seats), 6s. 101d.; 16 h.p., 7s.; 20 h.p.. 7s. 10.; 25 h.p., 7s. 2d.; 30 h.p.. 7s. 3d.: 40 h.p.. 7s. 4-j-d.
DRIVER "FREE-LANCED ": LOSES LICENCE
ADRIVER who took his employer's lorry home at night for parking and was stated to have used it to carry ashes. for which he pocketed the payment, was, disqualified from driving for a year at Doncaster West Riding magistrates' court last week and paid fines totalling £4 and costs of £10 10s.
The prosecution said that he was paid £2 Gs. 7d. for making five journeys to carry ashes. The charges were of taking a lorry without the owner's consent. and using it without proper insurance in force.
TROLLEYBUS PLAN GOES BACK
AT their meeting last week, Glasgow Corporation remitted back to the 'transport committee a proposal to buy JO special 35-ft.-long single-deck trolleybuses. There are already 10 on order for experimental use in place of trams.