A code to deal with
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A CODE of practice for lorry dealers has been prepared by the National Truck Committee of the Motor Agents Association, according to its annual report for 1981.
This was the most recent task undertaken by the committee. It will take several months to complete and will be discussed with both the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the Scottish Motor Trade Association, and will require approval from the Office of Fair Trading.
Other matters covered by the Committee were the proposed national type approval regulations, and it reports that its yepresentations resulted in the regulations being changed to enable a temporary plate to be issued, valid for 14 days, thus shortening the delay originally proposed.
On the announcement of the Government's intention to consider the privatisation of hgv test stations, the committee sent a questionnaire to a selection of dealers representing all lorry franchises. After obtaining the views of the dealers concerned, the Association submitted that the work should pass to the retail lorry industry.
A submission was also made to the Greater London Council's Wood Inquiry into the banning of heavy lorries in London, putting forward the reasons why the Association was totally opposed to such a ban.