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Size Posers
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rr HE news on page 87 of this issue about firm proposals within 1 the European Economic Community concerning maximum weights and dimensions for commercial vehicles is very significant. There is no doubt that the European Commission consider as urgent the need for standardization of regulations; they appear to hope for a final decision by the end of this year.
The proposals are a compromise between the three sets of national legislation at present in being within the Six, and are generally considerably above the limits currently in force in the United Kingdom. For international journeys, an implementation date of January 1, 1965, is envisaged. What does all this mean to British operators? If this country joins the E.E.C., then the U.K. will have to comply—which could mean allowing into this country two-trailer units some 56 ft. long and weighing some 37f tons gross, even if out own regulations forbid such units to work solely within this country.
Although initially applicable to international vehicles, it seems possible that the proposals (if adopted) would eventually apply nationally as well. What would happen to the peculiarly British eight-wheeler? The proposals stop at 22 tons gross for vehicles with more than two axles." They take no account of extra weight on twin-oscillating axles, though this country does. There are problems here.