Pay-as-you-park Plan Starts in London
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MUMEROUS new traffic regulations 1 came into force in central London this week. Parking meters were operating throughout the whole of Mayfair on Monday, but at places where parking is now prohibited commercial vehicles are free to load and unload for periods of 20 minutes after 11 a.m. At street junctions marked with yellow lines and at approaches to pedestrian crossings parking is prohibited. Payment is necessary for parking at meters on Saturday mornings as well as weekdays.
Parking in the City of Westminster, within the area bounded by Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly, Hamilton Place and Park Lane, is permitted only at parking meters. This applies between 8.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on Saturdays.
New one-way working has been introduced in: Aldford Street, Mill Street, Pollen Street, Sackville Street and parts of Broadbent Street, Grosvenor Hill, Shepherd Market and Shepherd Street in Westminster; and Bulstrode Street, St. Marylebone.
DECISION ON MI COACHES RESERVED THE application by the Birmingham
and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., for more coaches on their MI service (The Commercial Motor, March 4 and 18) ended last week, when the West Midland Traffic Commissioners, sitting in Birmingham, reserved their decision.
The company called 13 witnesses to support their application, as well as Mr. Raymond Cope, deputy traffic manager.
No evidence was called by the three objectors, British Railways, Bermuda Motor Services, Nuneaton, and Wainfleet Motor Services, Nuneaton.
CONTRACTOR DENIES ADMISSION A CCORDING to Mr. S. A. C. Henry, J-1 project -manager of, Cubitts Fitzpatrick Shand, an admission made by Spa Haulage, Ltd., Northampton, that they had started using 40 unlicensed vehicles for work On the new Doncaster By-pass (The Commercial Motor, March 25) was incorrect, They made the statement to Mr. I. H. E. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, at Leeds.
Mr. Henry told The Commercial Motor on Tuesday that the lorries were not in fact working on the by-pass contract, for which his company were responsible.
NEW SERVICES UNWANTED
THE Mexborough and Swinton Traction Co., Ltd., will "strongly resist " any attempt to run new bus services through Rawmarsh and district. Mr. D. Vernon, general manager, said this last week following the decision of Rawmarsh Urban District Council to support any bus company wishing to run such services.
The decision of the council results from the successful passage through the House of Lords of the company's Bill to suspend trolleybus services in Rawmarsh.
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