Checks Against Foot-and-Mouth
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AT the request of the Irish Government, the Automobile Association is advising persons taking vehicles to Ireland to have them thoroughly washed before leaving England. This is because foot-and-mouth disease can be carried by muddy deposits, and failure to wash a vehicle before embarkation will lead to delay on arrival in Ireland, where a compulsory scheme for disinfecting untreated vehicles has been commenced.
The A.A. is issuing a form to be signed by all its members sailing to Ireland, declaring that the regulations to prevent the spread of the disease are understood and will be complied with. The shipping companies will supply query cards during the voyage asking if, at any time during the previous 28 days, the holder has been in an area affected by foot-and-mouth disease, or has been on a farm or in contact with farm animals.