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Dual-purpose form for arranging vehicle shipment and ordering dashboard plates for cross-channel services.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0277 | |
| Date | 30th December 1924 guessed | |
| For Cross-Channel (not long sea routes) and Bordeaux Services only. Shipment Notice. SHIPMENT NOTICE. This Form should be filled up and forwarded to the Secretary, ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB (Touring Dept.), Pall Mall, S.W. 1, as long before leaving as possible. Please arrange to reserve space for a _________ (State make of car and country of manufacture). Car on the _________ Service from _________ to _________. on the _________ 19_________ British Registration No. _________ (State hour of Departure.) Exact weight of Car _________ Length over all _________ Wheel base (hub to hub) _________ Width over all _________ Type of body _________ (State open or closed). To be forwarded at Owner's or Company's risk _________ (If the Car is insured for sea-transit, consign at Owner's Risk). Do you wish the Club to effect Insurance of Car in transit? _________ outward & homeward Value £ _________ outward only (If the Car is not insured for sea-transit, consign at Owner's risk and insure it separately). Transit insurances when effected are now on the basis of 75% compensation of the insured value under the Theft and/or Pilferage Clauses only. Please supply the following tickets (STATE CLASS AND SEX OF PASSENGERS): No. _________ First Class, Single from _________ to _________ No. _________ Second ,, Return from _________ to _________ Private Cabin accommodation required for _________ Gentlemen and _________ Ladies on the same boat. *Do you require services of Club Agent at port of arrival (if so, add fee 12/6 to cheque) _________ *Do you require the Club Agent at port of arrival to have a supply of petrol ready, if so, how much? _________ In the event of the above particulars (weight and measurements) proving inaccurate, I agree to hold myself responsible for any extra charge demanded by the Steamship Company Signature _________ (Please write clearly) Address (up to _________). Address (after _________ to day of departure) _________. Please state addresses up to day of departure in case it is necessary to communicate at the last moment. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY. H'b. M'ster notified_________ Shipment Note No._________ Car Ticket No._________ Insurance Note No._________ *NOTE.—All petrol is withdrawn prior to shipment, and petrol in sealed cans is forbidden. Therefore it is prudent not to carry more spirit than is essential for the journey to the port. Application for Dashboard Plates. (One Plate giving particulars of the car (as below) and one with the Owner's Name and Address inscribed thereon.) This Form should be filled up and forwarded to the Secretary, ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB (Touring Department), Pall Mall, S.W. 1, some days before the plates are needed. Date required _________ Strike out kinds NOT required. { Black lettering on brass (price each 2/6) _________ { Black lettering on white metal (price each 3/-) _________ { Black lettering on ivorine (price each 2/-) _________ Make of Car_________ Horse power_________ Engine No._________ Weight_________ (IN BLOCK LETTERS) { Name_________ { Address_________ Ivorine plates can be supplied at 24 hours' notice and the metal plates at three days' notice. 7 [Vertical Text Left Margin] BOARD OF TRADE. Regulations govern the number of passengers and cars to be carried on each ship. During the Spring, Summer and early Autumn heavy passenger traffic might prevent car shipment on the date selected, and occasionally in the season some cars cannot be embarked at the last moment. No responsibility can be accepted by the Club or its Shipper. This frequently is so when the application for space is made at the last moment. | ||