Price Control on Haulage Rates ?
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A REQUEST that Government pric. I-1 control shouldbe applied to road haulage charges was made,' last week, to the Central Transport Consultative Committee by a deputation from the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. The terms were:7 "That pending further legislation or the introduction of an approved charges schetne, the Association presses for 'Government price control of road haulage rates, and that the levl of road haulage charges as at February 1, 1952, and as respects ' smalls ' (consignments of 'less than 1 ton), those charges prevailing at December 1, 1951, should be determined and controlled by statutory instrument . .
The Association had previously protested against the substantial increases imposed on small lots since December, 1951, and urged to the committee that negotiations between industry and commerce and the Road Haulage Exec.utive in respect of any variation in charges should begin from that point.