From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Recommending an employee be added to the official driving list to use their own car and conserve company fuel.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\3\ Scan268 | |
Date | 11th October 1939 | |
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/MH.{M. Huckerby}11.10.39. We recommend that Whyman is put on the official Driving List for the Company. He has obtained a supply of petrol and can use his own car for going to and from Shardlow thereby conserving the Company's fuel resources. He would be paid for this mileage at the same rate as other peope who use their own cars on Company's business. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||