RENTAL CARS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20833, 17 June 1939, Page 9

RENTAL CARS

LICENSING UNDER WAY REQUESTS BY FIRMS AFFECTED (Bj Telegrapn.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Friday The Minister of Transport, the Hon. R Semple, announced to-day that the licensing of rental cars under the Transport Licensing Act by firms that catered for this class of business was now well under way. “My attention has been drawn.” said the Minister, “to requests by firms who consider their business is affected by the hiring out of rental cars that various conditions should be Imposed with a view to restricting the operation of rental cars. In this connection I wish to draw attention to the fact that action has been taken for the licensing of rental car firms, principally as the result of a recommendation from the New Zealand Road Safety Council. The council was disturbed by figures which indicated that the rental car is a particularly ‘bad accident risk.” It was hoped that, by briitcfing rental cars under some form of control, the accident position would improve, and, while the Transport Licensing Act was not quite suitable for such a purpose, it provided the best available machinery until such time as legislation could be provided. “Naturally,” the Minister added, “various conditions and limitations applying to service cars and bus services are not always appropriate for the type of service provided by rental car firms.”