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).
Guide to continental customs facilities and a list of R.A.C. agents abroad.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0274 | |
| Date | 6th February 1936 | |
| PAGE 10 Llandudno... Maj. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.{Mr Adams} F.{Mr Friese} Brooke, Penitreath, Roumania Drive. Llandiloes (Mont.) ... Mr. Arthur L. Onslow, Mount Severn. Tel. Address, Onslow, Llandiloes. Loughborough ... Mr. Sutton Clifford, Jun., Baxter Gate. Tel. Nos. 501, 88. Tel. Address, Sutton Clifford, Loughborough. Manchester ... Mr. Gilbert Puckley, Union Club, Ashton-under-Lyne. Tel. Address, Union Club, Ashton-under-Lyne, and c/o Messrs. Sales & Co., 29, Booth Street, Manchester. Tel. Nos. 84 & 85. Mr. Sidney Walker, c/o Messrs. Jallwork & Son, Red Bank. Tel. No. 3400 City. Tel. Address, "Foundry, Manchester." Newcastle-on-Tyne ... Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Parmley Graham, Sun Buildings, Collingwood St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Tel. No. 2383 Central. Tel. Address, Motor Order, Newcastle-on-Tyne. R.A.C. Offices, 123, Northumberland Street. Tel. No. 5520 Central. Tel. Address, Raclubian. Northampton ... Mr. Sidney F.{Mr Friese} Harris, 9, Gold St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Tel. No. 445 Northampton. Tel. Address, Harris, Garage, Northampton. Norwich ... Mr. F.{Mr Friese} W. P. Marriott, 11, Queen Street. Tel. No. 611. R.A.C. Offices, Prince of Wales Chambers, Prince of Wales Road. Tel. No. 1662. Tel. Address, Raclubian. Nottingham ... Mr. R.{Sir Henry Royce} A.{Mr Adams} Young, 3, Talbot Street. Tel. No. 1462. Tel. Address, Young, Solicitor, Nottingham. R.A.C. Offices, Burton Buildings, 7, Parliament Street. Tel. No. 645. Tel. Address, Raclubian. Oxford ... Mr. Wilfred A.{Mr Adams} Mathews, 6, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Aldate's. Tel. No. 214. Tel. Address, Insurance, Oxford. Plymouth ... Major C. S. Holthouse, Motor and General Engineering Works, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Andrew's Street. Tel. No. 192. Tel. Address, Repairs, Plymouth. Portsmouth ... Mr. Harold Wippon, 32, Landport Terrace. Tel. No. 6800 & Belmont Park, Bedhampton, Hants. Tel. No. 79 Havant. Ramsgate ... Lt.-Col. S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Page, C.M.G., 6, Queen St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Tel. No. 70. Tel. Address, Page 70, Ramsgate. Reading (see Henley-on-Thames). Romsey ... Capt. Norman Massfield, c/o Messrs. Wrynams. Tel. No. 15. Tel. Address, Wrynams, Romsey. Royston ... Mr. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} S. Wilkinson, The Hollies. Office Tel. No. 19. Home Tel. No. 89. St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Neots ... Rev. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} T. Rogers, Little Staughton Rectory. Tel. Address, Rector, Little Staughton, Staughton. Seascale ... Rev. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. Akam, The Vicarage. Shrewsbury ... Mr. A.{Mr Adams} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Cooper, 42, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} John's Hill. Southampton ... Mr. Sidney Tebbutt, 105, Hill Lane (communications should be addressed to "R.A.C. Pass Examiner" and not personally). Tel. No. 2500. R.A.C. Offices, Canute Road. Tel. No. 2943 and 541 Docks. Tel. Address, Automobile, Southampton. Taunton ... Mr. C. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Roper, c/o Newtons, Ltd. Tel. No. 9. Tel. Address, Roper, c/o Arc, Taunton. Trowbridge ... Mr. C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Kyles, Stanleigh House. Tel. Address, Kyles, Trowbridge. Winchester ... Mr. Chas. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Godwin, 8, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Thomas St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Tel. No. 13. Tel. Address, Godwin, Solicitor, Winchester. Westcliffe-on-Sea ... Capt. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} L. C. Keddle, Lymington, Chalkwell Esplanade, Westcliffe-on-Sea. York ... Mr. W. Murray, c/o N.E.R. Motor Vehicle Dept., Queen Street. Tel. Address, Murray, c/o Auto Railway, York. Scotland ... Communicate with Secretary, Royal Scottish Automobile Club, 163, West George St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Glasgow. Ireland ... Communicate with Secretary, Royal Irish Automobile Club, 34, Dawson St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Dublin. R.A.C. Agents and Representatives Abroad. ALEXANDRIA ... Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. FLOWER, Eastern Automobiles Supplies & Transport Co., 24, Salah El Dine Street. ... The ANGLO-AMERICAN MOTOR COMPANY, 9, Rue Sesostris. ALGIERS ... Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} PARKER, Egyptian Motorists' Association, 9, Rue Sesostris. ... The ANGLO-AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Algiers. Tel. 15.09. ... Le Secretaire, Comite d'Hivernage Algerien, l'Hotel de Ville, Algiers, kindly offers to give full information on all touring matters. ANTWERP ... Mons. ALBERT GEVERS, 40, Place Verte (correspondence should be addressed to "R.A.C. Representative, The Garage, 22, Rue de Jesus, Antwerp." Tel. No. 27.60. Tel. Address, Gevers, Automobile, Antwerp. Tel. 10.74.) ARCACHON ... AUTO-AGENCE D'ARCACHON, 20, Avenue de la{L. A. Archer} Gare. BASLE ... Monsieur PERRIN, 179, Avenue de la{L. A. Archer} Republique. Tel. 163. BIARRITZ ... Mons. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} LAFITTE, Central Auto-Garage, 2-4, Avenue de la{L. A. Archer} Liberte. Tel. 50. BORDEAUX ... Mons. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} GENTET, 2-4, Place Fondaudege. Tel. 19 and 37. BOULOGNE ... Mons. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DEL'EGLISE, Gare Maritime. Tel. 402. CALAIS ... Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. ELPHICK, R.A.C. Office, Gare Maritime. Tel. 502. Telg. Raclubian. CANARY ISLANDS ... Mr. GEORGE C. BERGER, Quartel de Correos 32, Las Palmas. CASABLANCA ... Mr. P. LA{L. A. Archer} CARRIERE, Rue de l'Horloge, 20. CEYLON ... Messrs. WALKER, SONS & Co., Ltd., Prince Street, Fort, Colombo. Tel. 606. CHERBOURG ... Mm. PATEL & Cie., Quai Ancien Arsenal. Tel. 27. DIEPPE ... Mons. CHARLES MEYER, Place du Casino. Tel. 175. DINARD ... AUTO-AGENCE DINARD, 28, Rue du Chateau. Tel. 589. FLORENCE ... Mr. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ALLEN, 28, Via Vigna Nuova. GIBRALTAR ... Messrs. THOMAS MOSLEY & Co., Engineers. HAMBURG ... Messrs. KANTLY & ZANKEY & Co., 10-11, Alsterdamm. Tel.: Alster 3707. Telg.: Merkur 21466. HAVRE ... Mons. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BUTTON, R.A.C. Offices, 71, Quai Southampton. HOOK OF HOLLAND ... Messrs. HUDIG & PIETERS, Great Eastern Railway, Hook of Holland. Tel. 24 & 51. JAMAICA ... The JAMAICA MOTORISTS' ASSOCIATION, Limited, 4, Duke Street, Kingston. LA{L. A. Archer} ROCHELLE-PALLICE ... A.{Mr Adams} ARMAND ROUX, Constructeur. LAUSANNE ... Mons. R.{Sir Henry Royce} FERRIN, Place St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Francois 15. LIEGE ... Mons. ALBERT A.{Mr Adams} GEVERS, l'Hotel de Suede (correspondence should be addressed personally to "The Royal Automobile Club Representative" and not to Mons. Gevers personally). LISBON ... Mr. A.{Mr Adams} RUGERONI, 3, Rua Latino, Coelho, Norte, 2509 and 293. LYONS ... GARAGE TERMINUS, 12, Cours du Verdun. Tel. 20.18. MALAGA ... AUTOGARAGE INGLES (Arthur G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Bunn), 18, Alameda de Colon. Tel. 309. MARSEILLES ... Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.{Mr Adams} BASDEN SMITH, 3, Rue Noailles, Cannebiere. Tel. 18-56; Tel. address, Autoexpert. MILANO ... Messrs. MEADOWS & Co., 13, Via Fatebene, Fratelli, Tel. 3893. MONTREUX ... Mons. R.{Sir Henry Royce} PERRIN, 1, Avenue du Kursaal. NANCY ... Mons. PAUL SCHOTT, 3-5, Rue Girardet. Tel. 7.42. NANTES ... AUTO-AGENCE CHARENTON, 14, Avenue Felix Faure. Tel. 12 & 80. NAPLES ... Signor A.{Mr Adams} JAPPELLI, Garage P.L.I.N.E.A., 8, Via Alabardieri, Piazza dei Martini. Tel. 12.48. OPORTO ... Mr. CECIL C. PHEYSEY, Messrs. Gonzalez, Byass & Co., Vila Nova de Gaia. OSTEND ... Messrs. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} HUYGHE & Co., Admiraity Residence, 5, Digue de Mer. Telg. Huyghe Ostend. Sudest, Ostend. PARIS ... Hon. Representative: Mr. Charles Hope, Agent, 2-4, Rue Edouard VII. Telg. Hope, Anropa, Paris. RIGA ... Hon. Representative: Captain HORMAN NEWHURST, M.C., 7, Bastee Boulevard. ROME ... Signor D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} JAPPELLI, Messrs. L. Gattino & Co., Via Nazionale 184 Rome. ROTTERDAM ... Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} ASTREGO, Nieuwe Binnenweg, 274a. SAINT MALO ... Mons. P. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} JAMIN, Rue des Cordiers. Tel. 1.19. ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} OMER ... Mons. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} PREVOT, 78, Rue d'Arras. ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} VALERY-sur-SOMME ... Messrs. MERCIER & SMITH, 53, Rue Jean Acloque. TANGIER ... Messrs. GOWALLA & Co., Fez Road. Tel. 157. TUNIS ... L'AUTO PALACE, 71, Rue de Serbie, and Avenue de Carthage, 14. YPRES ... GARAGE ET ATELIERS MECANIQUES, Messrs. Dujat & Co., Porte de Menin, Ypres. It is not advisable to purchase more Petrol than is necessary at the Docks abroad, as it is generally more expensive at the docks on the Continent than in the Towns, but this does not apply to British Ports. Special Representatives in the South of France during the Season: ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB OFFICE, (Mr. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} B. IBBETSON, R.A.C. Representative), 6, Jardin du Roi Albert 1er, NICE. Mr. A.{Mr Adams} ROSS, The English Garage, Place du Musee, MENTONE. HOURS.—9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. PAGE 3 Continental Customs Facilities. Members and Associate-Members of the Royal Automobile Club can deposit and guarantee the Customs Duties for the Countries mentioned below with the Club. The amounts stated may be left with the Club, and are returnable by letter after the Car has left the Country to which the forms apply, provided the Regulations, which are simple, are duly carried out. Full instructions are sent with the Customs Forms, and should be read carefully. AUSTRIA—Triptyque only applies. Guarantee equal to the value of the car must be supplied. (See page 2). BELGIUM—Cars up to 80 cwt. ... 22½ per cent. ad valorem ... ,, over the above weight ... 14⅔ ,, ,, ,, ... Cars of German, Austrian, Portuguese, Greek, Czecho-Slovakian and Russian origin are chargeable on the basis of 42 ⁶/₇% ad valorem. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA—Triptyque only applies ... 65 per cent. ad valorem DENMARK ... 15/- per cwt. plus 5 per cent. ad valorem ... (Carnet de Passages en Douane also accepted as act of courtesy.) FINLAND—Triptyque only applies. Cars of British and French manufacture 8⅓ per cent. ad valorem. ... Manufactured in other countries, 20 per cent., ad valorem, or alternative duty on a weight basis as follows:— ... Cars up to 18 cwts. ... £1 5s. per cwt. ... ,, over 18 cwts.... ... £1 15s. ,, ,, FRANCE ... 63 per cent. ad valorem ... Cars of German, Portuguese, Czecho-Slovakian, Finnish, Indian, Polish, and Russian origin are chargeable on the basis of 214²⁄₇% ad valorem. ... The following is the method of calculating the French Duty, 63⁶⁄₇% ad valorem :— ... 1. Value of Car ... ... = £1,000 ... 2. Take 45% of value ... ... 450 ... 3. Add value of car to 45% ... 1,450 ... 4. Take 42⁶⁄₇% of line 3) ... 614 ... Add lines 2 and 4 ... ... 624 ... i.e., Deposit required ... = £624 ... [Handwritten note:] 62 ²/₃₀% of Value of car. 6.2.36 [Illegible signature] GERMANY—(See page 2.) HOLLAND ... 5 per cent. ad valorem HUNGARY—Triptyque only applies ... £350 per car. ITALY—Cars up to 8 cwts. ... £2 9 0 per cwt. ... ,, from 8 to 18 cwts. ... 1 8 0 ,, ,, ... ,, 18 to 32 ,, ... 2 0 0 ,, ,, ... ,, from 32 to 49 cwts.... £1 12 0 per cwt. ... ,, ,, 49 to 79 ,, ... 2 0 0 ,, ,, ... In addition there is a further duty of 35% ad valorem and on cars over 25 H.P. there is a Luxury Tax of 2% on invoice price. LUXEMBOURG—Treated as part of Belgium for Customs purposes. NORWAY ... 33⅓ per cent. ad valorem POLAND—Triptyque only applies ... £10 per cwt. PORTUGAL—Triptyque only applies ... Cars up to 20 cwts. ... £2 0s. per cwt. ... ,, from 20 to 30 cwts. ... £2 10s. ,, ,, ... ,, ,, 30 to 60 ,, ... £3 5s. ,, ,, ... ,, over 60 cwts. ... 10s. ,, ,, ... Plus a Surtax of 2% ad valorem in each case. ROUMANIA—Triptyque only applies ... 60 per cent. ad valorem RUSSIA (Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania and Soviet Russia) No Triptyque available. SPAIN ... | 1st Tariff | 2nd Tariff | Special Tariff ... Up to 16 cwts. | £5 0 0 | £3 10 0 | £1 10 0 per cwt. ... From 16 cwts. to 24 cwts. | 6 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 1 16 0 ,, ,, ... ,, 24 ,, 32 ,, | 7 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 2 2 0 ,, ,, ... ,, 32 ,, 40 ,, | 8 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 2 8 0 ,, ,, ... ,, 40 ,, 48 ,, | 10 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 3 10 0 ,, ,, ... Over 48 cwts. ... | 12 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 4 0 0 ,, ,, ... Plus 33⅓% Ordinary Currency. ... The first tariff is for countries which have no commercial treaty with Spain. ... The second tariff is for countries which have a treaty with Spain specifying the above tariff. It is applied at the present moment only to cars from France and Great Britain. SWEDEN—Cars, 15 per cent. ad valorem, plus 300 Swedish Crowns, plus £4 0 0 per cwt. on tyres. SWITZERLAND—Cars up to 44 cwt. ... £1 17 0 per cwt. ... ,, over ,, ,, ... 3 0 0 ,, ,, NOTE.—For Motor Cycles and Side-Cars, see separate booklet. | ||