Time to talk on tachos
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TRANSPORT Ministi William Rodgers was la week urged to have discu sions with the industry and ti unions about tachographs.
Otherwise, warned Pet. Fry (Con, Wellingborougl there would only be col tinued aggravation and creased cost for freight mov ment.
Mr Fry said that ti Government would have take action at some time help hauliers who wanted operate legally, with regard the new distance limits, wi tachographs fitted in thE cabs.
Mr Rodgers told him the was no problem about using tachograph if anybody wish to do so. They were used international journeys, al voluntary agreements cou be reached for their use home.
He was very happy to s voluntary agreements, went on. The whole questii of tachographs, quite ape from our legal obligations, w one about which union a management could ta together. John Evans (Labour, Ne ton) said it was time / Rodgers told the EEC Co: missioners that fordi Britain, an island country, adopt tachographs for dorm tic road transport was u necessary harmonisation I harmonisation's sake.
Mr Rodgers should info the Commissioners that would not accept their legis lion on tachographs I domestic transport.
Our partners in the Co munity fully understood t point made by Mr Eva: replied the Minister. But thi were procedures to go throu and we were due now to r pond to the Commission's r soned opinion of our failure implement tachograph regt tions.