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IT’S with us again — the annual stampede for new cars bearing the very latest and


up-to-the-minute re­ gistration. This year, however, the


It’s ‘A’ time of year for buying new cars


Today we have a whole new generation of motor­ ists and motor cyclists who have grown up know­ ing no other system.


So it has, for many. SYSTEM


great new registration rush has an added fillip — the registration system is also new. The Jones’s next door


will be left in no possible doubt, and even a non­ motorist will be able to recognise that your pris­ tine new vehicle is hot off the showroom floor. - Come Monday morning


bearing the trade if Audi, Volkswa- izda, Honda, Fiat, >w streamlined Nissan Datsun,


bs and the Volvos ... all have tre- s selling points.


■ are special deals 'Hie new “A” re­


al buyer has the in te rn a t io n a l


:iy not look around re’ll never be a ime to buy!


to go at — right oorstep.


know that Britain is the only country in the world with such a system — one which marks cars, in their registration number, with the period in which they were sold? It has never been


the present method of re­ gistration, with the letter denoting the year of re­ gistration being shown in front of the numerals, and the registration letters themselves going to the end. For example, a current


registration will run XYZ 123Y. If this make-believe


registration was being made on Monday it would become A123 XYZ. Is it REALLY 21 years


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since it all began. Way back in January 1962 the use of the alphabet to denote the registration year began, and the addi­ tion of “A” at the end was not only a novelty but also something to be proud of, and sought after.


It shouted: “This is a


brand-new car” to people who didn’t even know you, and it w'as a nice


feeling to see some people turn their heads as you drove past — pointing to


the new registration. They had “seen” one. A bit like train spotting. And so it-has been ever


shows its in- sentation


more accustomed to the annual advance through the alphabet. When it all began, it seemed as though the present final letter designation would last a lifetime.


there was a change — the registration date being switched to August “to smooth out sales’’. Today, we are a little


since. In either 1966 or 1967


ing all over again, w'ith the “As”. By the way, did you


Now', here we are start­


really like today, among the glittering showrooms and the service bays, I went to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Their spokesman felt


that the original aims of switching the registration period, and even in having a year of sale de­ signation, could now be defeating the objective.


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every one’s cup of tea, and the trend of thought within the trade, which questions whether it makes, sense in today’s trading conditions, is on the increase. When it all began, the


motoring scene was vastly different than it is today. In 1962 petrol cost less


than 25p a gallon — for premium grade including almost 14p tax. Ten years ago it was 34p a gallon. To be exact, and for the


benefit of those who re­ member £ .s .d ., “pre­ mium” was 4/1014x1 a gallon, and “standard” 4/ 5d. Tax included was 2/ 9d. In August, 1962, “standard” was reduced — to 4/4d.


The home-produced


vehicle ruled the roost in the car showrooms, and, in a period when the motorist never seemed to have had it so good, cus­ tomers were literally chasing cars. How diffe­ rent to today’s scene!


Car sales, generally,


are low across the whole of Europe — and, indeed, the world — and today’s market sees more cars chasing buyers.


registration system was switched to mid-year in an honest effort to smooth out the sales demand; to spread the load. So, even then, the whole market- was a bit lop-sided, appa­ rently. In an effort to find out what the situation was


All those years ago, the


Before you buy any caftcompare it to a VaoxfaailorOoel.


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This year, Vauxhall-Opel sales are up dramatically. Which just goes to prove that if you offer a better alternative you’re certain to be chosen. Every car in the Vauxhall range sets


dealer. We’re sure you’ll profit by the experience.


cars had changed radically from the days when the customer had to take pot luck about colour — as long as he w'as getting the car of his choice. “It’s true, more cars are chas­ ing buyers these days,”


He agreed that selling


were now' questioning whether or not it made sense to boost sales at one particular period of the year.


he said. More and more dealers


many of us like to be “in” on the new’ registration. We do hold back, when planning to buy, until the magical new letter is av­ ailable to us, resplendent in all its glory.


For it is still a fact that


on doing exactly the same thing. “Dealers suddenly find


new year. It goes nicely together. But is it really necessary? Does it do us any good. In fact, can we be the losers in the long run?


After all — new’ car, “It has now reached a


situation where over 20% of our annual sales are in August. Compare that with about 2% in July. Does that make sense?” asked th e SMMT spokesman.


“Motorists who make a


thing about obtaining an A u gu s t r e g is tr a t io n should think that there are roughly about 300,000 other motorists all intent


themselves in a ‘hot cakes’ situation. Rushed off their feet they have to carry out pre-delivery checks in double quick time; handle all the documentation, and see to it that the cus­ tomer is satisfied down to the smallest detail.


“At other times of the


year they still do all this — but at a more leisurely, quieter, pace.” The SMMT spokesman


servicing periods come


took the argument a stage further. “The same thing applies to w’hen annual


round. If people insist on buying at the same time, it naturally follows that their servicing needs will


fall around the same period as their cars tot up the miles and age. “This means that the


demand on servicing bays will be greater at set periods.”


with a lot that he says, as a motorist for many yearsy I can also see the logic in my fellow motorists hold­ ing out just a little longer to obtain that new' regist­ ration letter.


Oh well. While agreeing


ship, although pride of ownership plays a major role in car buying. Registration letters


It is not all one-upman­


tend to play a major role in re-sale — when we decide that w’e have to go through the whole busi­ ness again.


that the registration letter is double-edged, in that it can mean either this year — or last year. Running, as it does now', the registration year


It is then that w’e find


covers August to July. This means, of course that a car bearing the same registration letter can have been on the road last


year — as well as this. Buy it in August or the


following May, and the letter will be the same. This is a point w’hich takes on some importance when the vehicle is sold.


date when the car was first driven on the road assumes far more import­ ance than the condition of the vehicle.


Sadly, all too often, the


THE R ib b le V a l le y Mayor, Coun. Ted Boden,


Mayor at the Palace


and the Mayoress, are back home this w’eek after a memorable visit to the capital as guests at a Buc­ kingham Palace garden party. They were among an estimated 8,000 people at


the Palace. The Mayor and May­


oress were joined as Ribble Valley’s represen­ tatives by the Borough’s Planning and Technical Officer Mr Philip Bailey and his wife, Ann, and long-serving Mellor coun­ cillor John Walmsley and his wife, Doris. Though the six were


not able to meet the Queen and Prince Philip,


they came w’ithin yards of the Royal couple.. Their visit to London


also included an informal tour of the Houses of Par­


liament conducted by Ribble Valley MP Mr David Waddington.


Young


farmers swop ideas


A PARTY from Derby­ shire have gone back home after studying the local farming scene as


guests of Slaidbum YFC. Club vice-chairman,


Claire Townson, said “They all came from a market gardening area and we all learnt a lot about different farming techniques.” The visitors, all young


fanners, were also enter­ tained to an impromptu sports afternoon at Slaid­ bum. In September, a party


from Slaidbum YFC will go to Derbyshire. Club members who


hosted the visitors were Michael Close, of Bent House Farm, Tosside Peter Marsden, of Maid Hill Farm, Cowark; Ann Parker, of Fober Farm Newton; and Claire Town- son, of Hillside Drive West Bradford.


Too fast


FOR exceeding the 30 mph speed limit in a car on Clitheroe Road, Whal ley, Christine Gornall (23), of Calder Avenue, Billington, was fined £30 with £6 costs at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court. In a letter to the court,


David and Michele take to the air


TAKING their life in their hands at the weekend are Clitheroe men Michele Gareffa and David Shaw, for they will be leaping from a plane at 3,000 feet! They are joining in a


parachute jump at Flook- burgh, on Saturday, to raise money for the family of Keith Waterworth, a Padiham man who died from injuries received in a motor cycle accident. And the Clitheroe men are really making an


effort. Already they have been


promised more than £100 in sponsorship money by asking round the town’s shops. “The support has been


GISBURN MART


FORWARD at Gisburn Auc­ tion Mart on Thursday were 118 newly-calved cows and heifers. Prizes for accredited cows


went to D. and M. Walker (£690) and D. Carlisle (£690), and for accredited heifers to W. A. and A. Booth (£682) and F. Wrathall (£625). Accredited Friesian cows


made to £690 and averaged £562.50 Friesian heifers made


the defendant, who was said to have travelled bet­ ween 45 and 50 mph said she had been having trou- ble with the c a r ’s speedometer. Soon after the offence the speedo had been repaired under warranty.


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Whalley Road, nor David (35), of York Street, have flown before, let alone jumped from a plane. But both are looking


and David measure the garden wall to find out what landing these last few feet will be like.


forward to the stunt. Picture: Michele (left)


Town clerk was ‘ stickler for tradition’


CLITHEROE Town Clerk Mr James Charles Orrell has died in Our Lady of Compassion Hospital, Blackburn, at the age of 60.


Mr On-ell, of Sugar Hill Born in Chadderton,


Farm, Cowark, became near Oldham, Mr On-ell town clerk in October, worked for the Air Minis-


1980.


IF YOU THOUGHT SMALL CARS WERE OHLY FOR MIDGETS OR YOGA EXPERTS — COME AND LOOK INTO THE


CIVIC It may be compact, but it’s typical HONDA


from top to bottom The engine is quiet and reliable and economical. It’s finished with an eye for detail you’d normally expect to find in vehicles twice the price, and as well as finding plenty of space for passengers HONDA have found room for a range of


features that most cars don’t even have as e x t r a S


SEE THE CIVIC SOON — IT’S A SMALL CAR THAT’S PERFECT IN EVERY WAY


1E R ® D RO VER


G A GREAT PLACE TO DO A DEAL A REENACRE GARAGE, greenacre street, clitheroe. Tei. 2310s


Failing to stop costs £100 fine


SABDEN m o to r is t


Charles Michael Stewart did not stop after his car and another collided, Clitheroe magistrates


were told. For failing to stop after


an accident, Stewart (26), of Whalley Road, was fined £100 and disqualified from driving for six months.


accident, he was fined £40 and was also ordered to pay £6 costs.


For failing to report an Stewart explained that


on driving round a bend in Whalley Road, Sabden, he saw headlights on his side of the road. He took evasive action but could not avoid a collision.


bump and when he looked in. his rear view'mirror did not think , the other car was going to stop, so he carried on.


He only felt a slight


[ He did not know he had to report the accident as soon as possible, but thought he had 24 hours to do so.


try in London. During the second


world war he went to Sandhurst and was com­ missioned into the Ar­ moured Corps, later transferring to his father’s regiment, The King’s Liverpool, attaining the rank of captain.


years he had a disting­ uished career in the civil service, taking early re­ tirement in 1978 after being senior executive of­ ficer at ROF, Blackburn. -


Following his army


from Blackburn to live in Cowark some years ago, is survived by his wife Dorothy.


Mr Orrell, who moved


whom he married 33 years ago, died in 1975. He also leaves a son, David, and a daughter, Mrs Janet Warburton, from his first marriage. In a tribute to Mr


His first wife, Phyllis,


u n b e l ie v a b le ,” said Michele. “We can’t thank the shops enough for their generosity.” Neither Michele (23), of


to £735 (£563). In the in-calf section there


were 13 accredited cattle for­ ward. B.W. August calvers made to £660 (£531.90). Seven store cattle made to


£318 (£287.28). In the calf section, there were 334 accredited animals


forward. Friesian bulls made to £120 (£59.75), heifers to £95 (£60.45), Hereford X bulls to £155 (£98.55), heifers to £69 (£44.50), Charolais X bulls to £204 (£152.36), heifers to £162 (£99.80). Angus bull calves made to £96 (£o8.60), heifers to £64 (£41), Limousin bull calves to £152 (£98.60) and heifers to £124 (£79.70). Of weaned calves, Friesian


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, July 28th, 1983 7


bulls made to £220 (£146.60), beef X bulls to £250 (£170.10), and heifers to £120 (£112.40). In the sale of store pigs


there were nine animals for­ ward and they made to £17. In the fatstock section for­


ward were 298 cattle, 3,236 sheep and three pigs. In the certified clean cattle


section, light steers made to 113.8p (102.6p), medium to


made to 130p (124. Ip), stan­ dard to 126.5p ( l lS .3 p ) ,


certified cattle, young bulls made to 126.8p (116.5p), light steers to 86.8p (S6.Sp), heifers to 81.8p (73.5p) and tat bulls to 85p (7S.5p). In the sheep sale, light lambs


to 104p (lOl.Sp), overweight to 92.5p (92.5p), standard to S4p (84p), medium to 95.5p (90.5p), heavy to Sip (71.4p), over­ weight to 91p (SS.3p), light shearlings to. lOOp (lOOp), heavy to 92.5p (79.9p), and fat ewes to £34.50 (£17.35). Pig cutters made to 61.2p


medium to I16p (10S.3p), heavy


114.Sp (100.7p), light heifers to 116.8p (95.ap), medium to 110.2p (93. Ip). Of uncertified and \


(61.2p), baconers to 57.2p (57.2p), and fat cows to £60 (£60).


Support for flexi hours


their names to a peti launched by the Ril Valley Licensed Viet lers’ Association in Api The association say


SUPPORT is growing Ribble Valley licens plea for more flex opening hours. People are still put


Orrell, Clitheroe Mayor Coun. John Cowgill said: “His sudden death has come as a shock to all members of the council. . “During his time as


town clerk he has always carried out his. duties effi­ ciently. He'was a stickler for tradition and always saw that the very formal occasions of the council were expertly and effi­ ciently conducted,” A funeral service at


circulating around si 60 pubs in the area. The licensees want


open during what t fe e l . are th e m economic times. The petition asks


Whitewell Church yester­ day was followed by cre­ mation at Pleasirigton.


plans to collect the f tion forms at the enc August so these can handed to Ribble Va MP Mr David W dington. The forms have b


landlords should hav choice of opening ti between 10 a.m. and 1 night.


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