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(Untitled), 07 Dec 1935

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/238/108-109

Scope and Contents

Letter from Denis O'Neill, Ministry of Transport to the Private Secretary to WSC, commenting on invention by Ethelred Chandler [letter CHAR 2/238/111] to give an exterior indication of the speed of a motor car. Commenting that there were two difficulties in making such devices compulsory, firstly that drivers might be tempted to tamper with the device, and that the Courts might not be willing to accept the indication as conclusive evidence of the speed of the vehicle.

Dates

  • Creation: 07 Dec 1935

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown

Extent

2 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

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