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regulations and bureaucratic control as the transport industry, be it nialatiqr to goods vehicles or passen Wt, now have the Situation that a ' -C6hs'Ardttioit.'ane:Us**pce can be elevated to n,dangermia driving offence 'attracting a fine of £5,000: the level of all &lea has risen since I 9ctober. What's more, operators can find themselves the subject of prosech ' 4;ly three separate agencies, namely the police, the Vehicle Inspectorate and local trading standards departments. Each of those authorities have available to them expertise*** , tbe available , n. to most operator& , As the .„„construction of vehicles becomes inotesophisticated, the risk of Construction and Use offences being committed almost inadvertently increases and the industry is alwfaced with new smoke emission standanis.
Not many operators can fforiI the overheads of retaining e comment on the full range of technical' ' problems which can arise, arieffieFil" 's fore the role of the independent expeft, QT,',,speCiailiAbecomes more important mthelegát engineering or aod fselds.
list aesistance, Aseen recognised , such , assistance is now reatillY Should n'proeteution, civil proceed...ings or pOliciaquiry arise, then oper 4,ators need nolan* feel isolated, but shouldineintiffnall upon the vices of Spec)** ig the particulae: field. If die iderititifil not known, then thedOeileere readily, from fire *ajar' trade aSsoCiettiOrit