Ford Finding By Computer

1 A telephone call to the Ford Locator iquiry Office at Aveley, Essex, is now II that is needed to discover which of the aller's nearest 10 dealers hold vehicles f the required......

V-555 On Show

• The four models of Cummins diesel to be shown at Earls Court next month will include the V-555 of 9.1 litres, which is new to this country and is being exhibited at a......

Sixes And Sevens

• Through a printing error, the number of daily sailings of the Stranraer /Larne ferry service (No 96 in our list published on August 4) operated by British Transport Ship......

Take Off Ulw, Says Fta

• The Freight Transport Association has suggested that the requirement for the unladen weight of most locomotives, motor tractors and heavy motor cars to be marked on the......

Integration At Calor

• The integration of the Calor Gas road fleet and Monkton Motors into a single Transport Division of Calor Group is recorded in the Group's annual report, just published. A......

Cut-price Tolls On Severn Bridge

• A reduction on Severn Bridge tolls is to be offered to regular users. During an experimental two-year period they will be able to buy books of 12p tickets at a discount of......

Fork-lift Truck Competition

• In this, its 10th year, the Fork lift Truck Driver Competition, which is sponsored by the British Industrial Truck Association, is being extended to cover four days, starting......

United Transport's Record Profit

• The United Transport Co Ltd made a record group profit of £7m before tax last year, a 13 per cent increase on 1970's result. The group has, during the year, become wholly......

Doe Delays Reflective Plates Order

• According to amendments made earlier this year to the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971, all vehicles first registered after August 1 1972 should......

£20 Parks Fine Cheaper Than 1926

• The new £20 fine for using a commercial vehicle in the Royal Parks is less in real terms than the £5 fine it has replaced, when that penalty was first imposed. In the Commons......