Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

STEAM WAGONS AND TRACTORS 95 plate and a red light to the rear, must be carried at the tail of the vehicle. Suitable springs must be fitted between the frame and the axles. The following particulars must be plainly marked in figures not less than 1 inch. in height— on the offside of a trailer.— The Trailer. (1) The weight of the trailer unladen (whicli must not be more than tons). (2) The loaded axle weight of each axle if the trailer exceeds 1 ton unladen. The registered number of the car must be fitted at the rear in a conspicuous place. A brake, capable of operation either from the driver’s foot-plate or by a competent person carried on the trailer, must be supplied on the latter. With reference to licensing none is needed for a motor car which carries goods, but the driver must, of course, have his license which costs 5s. a year. Registration. The wagon must be registered (the fee being £1), with a county council or borough, and the following particulars must be supplied— (1) Weight unladen. (2) Axle weight of each axle. (3) Diameter and width of each wheel. And on every heavy motor car, in letters not less than 1 inch in height, must be painted conspicuously— (1) The registered weight unladen. (2) The registered axle weight of each axle. (3) The highest speed. The first two items denoted by U.W. tons and A.W. tons, must be painted on the off side of the vehicle, and the third item (M.P.H.) on the near side.