Bishop Auckland District Commercial Motor Association

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THe Commercial Motor Users Association represented the interests of lorry drivers and road haulage companies. The Scottih euivalent was called the Scottish Commercial Motor Association. In its 1912 report the CMUA noted that the N. and E. Lancashire Commercial Motor Users Association and the West Riding Commercial Motor Users Association had decided to affiliate[1]. Another early association was known as the Van, Waggon & Omnibus Association[2]

The token below is probably a membership token for the local commercial motor association.

Bishop Auckland District Commercial Motor Association
File:BIS.001.jpg
Source (Smith-85/BA)
Filename BIS.001
Value 0
Add Desc. Obv - B.P. Auckland District Commercial Motor Assn - Rev. Blank
Size (mm) 31
Manufacture 0 Tin
Notes Probably a membership token
  1. The Commercial MOtor, 3rd Apr 1913, Page 10
  2. Newcastle Daily Chronicle, 25 Aug 1906, page 8