-2- Compensation has been offered for the requisitioned tyres on a sc###le in accordance with the Compensation (Defence) Act 1939 and agreed with###th Treasury, Nearly three-quarters of the owners have accepted straight away the compensation offered, the remainder reserving their right to a claim to the tribunal under the Act. The question now arises of proceeding with requisitioning elsewhe###. The requisitioning will, of course, leave the owners of these cars without tyres at the end of the war, and so long as a shortage of tyre continues they may be unable to replace them in so far as they do not require their cars for purposes which are then regarded as essential.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide Region 6: Southern (Reading HQ) Region 5: London
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/12/77
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/12
- Former Department Reference
- LP(43) 75
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000012.077
- Keywords
- Cars Compensation Cotton Motor Vehicles Requisitioning Rubber Textiles Tyres
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- London Wokingham
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee Ministry of Supply
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers Nos. 1(43) - 119(43)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Licensing Price Control Transport Travel
