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7ra nsport 2000
AM sure that the tactics of the 'arisport 2000 pressure group, 'lanced by the rail lobby, are 'miller to your readers. Howrer, its recent double-talk (Nick 3,ster's letter, CM, February 6) cries out for comment.
Mr Lester would clearly have s all believe that in the last ten 3ars, the road transport inustry has got less and less licient in its use of vehicles id precious fuel.
However, in making these ;sumptions, he exposes a funmental ignorance of the way idustry works and treats his Jclience as naive enough to :cept his double standards.
Last autumn, he and his colagues made a tremendous iss about the TR R L Report 910 hich showed that lorries .trictly standard axle specurns) on all roads were getting eavier. In contrast he would Dw have your readers believe uite the opposite — payload ictors have decreased, he says. Come on now Mr Lester, 'hich would you have us beaye?
• K. TURNER 'ontroller lanning and Traffic or vices reight Transport issociation unbridge Wells. Kent