Call to 'think' on inquiries
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WHICHEVER political part; forms the next Government, i should think twice abou commissioning inquiries intd road transport.
That's what RHA nationa vice-chairman Harold Russet thinks, Speaking in Bristol las Friday, Mr Russett strongl; criticised the continuing serie of officially commissioned public inquiries into road transport, and questioned th, value of recent inquiries.
These include the Foste Committee, the Prices Corn mission, the Transport Polic: White Paper, the Transpor Policy Consultative Documen and the most recent inquir: just announced by the De partment of Transport into th economic and environments effects of heavy vehicles. M Russett said that the goin: rate for transport inquirie was now one a year.
While he did not criticise o question the necessity for th most recent inquiry, he wa concerned that the conclu sions might be once agaii Misleading.
"The Prices Commission' conclusions were inconsisten with its findings and the Fos ter Committee appeared t, dismiss an important part c its terms of reference," he saic "The Prices Commissio. suggested remedies for over coming collection and deliver problems, none of which i within the powers of haulier alone to secure."
He said that the Foste Committee had lost directior The conclusions of both in quiries were at variance wit their terms of reference, h said.