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09.06.2011 08:01 |
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BEN
1) Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund. Charitable organization within the motor industries.
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Beacons (ie rotating (flashing) lamps) |
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09.06.2011 07:57 |
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Beacons (ie rotating (flashing) lamps)
1) Defined in RVLR 1989 as ‘Warning beacon - a lamp that is capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light throughout 360 degrees in the horizontal plane’. Usually roof mounted on vehicles carrying wide or abnormal loads, breakdown vehicles, gulley emptiers, etc.
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09.06.2011 07:55 |
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Battery vehicle
1) Vehicle powered by batteries (ie electric vehicle).
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09.06.2011 07:52 |
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Batch number
1) A code used to identify the specific production point, for a product or an assembly, in a manufacturing or assembly process.
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09.06.2011 07:49 |
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Base rate (bank)
1) A minimum level of interest chargeable on loans and overdrafts, etc. Set by the Bank of England (ie minimum base lending rate).
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09.06.2011 07:43 |
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Barge
1) Freight-carrying craft/vessel used on inland waterways.
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09.06.2011 08:00 |
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Bead
1) Inner rim of vehicle tyre which sits on/in wheel rim. Made of steel, covered with rubber compound and to which the ply cords are moulded.
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09.06.2011 07:56 |
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BDI
1) Both days included. Term used in ship chartering, etc.
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09.06.2011 07:54 |
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BATNIEC
1) Best available technology not involving excessive costs (also known as BATNEEC - Best available technology not entailing excessive costs). A series of ‘green’ solutions the cumulative effect of which leads to reduced costs.
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09.06.2011 07:51 |
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BASEEFA
1) British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres. Standards approval and certification body. In transport, deals with electrical wiring standards for dangerous goods road tanker vehicles.
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09.06.2011 07:48 |
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Barriers (ie removal of)
1) In connection with the Single European Market and ‘ 1992’ - the removal of barriers to trade and to the movement of people, goods, capital and services between the member states of the European Union.
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08.06.2011 11:51 |
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Bar coding
1) Numerically-based system for storing information about an item (price, location, minimum stock level, etc). Shown on item in form of a bar code which can be electronically read when passed across a scanner.
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