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GOVERNMENT last gave an assurance that 11 lorries which have lost plating details will have brought into testing stabefore new plates are 1.
will not operate on all s — it will be a power we shall operate on a le basis," promised sport Under Secretary Horam after MPs had ?sted about the "un;sary" procedures in troin the Transport Bill.
; assurances — given g committee discussion Bill — did not satisfy the MPs, who tried to have elevant part deleted, but beaten by two votes — to nine.
Horam noted that the try had objected to the move, and promised that would be further oppory for comment on the )sal. When details had decided, regulations d follow and the DTp consult the industry on .ly how these would be nistered.
pointed out that at the lent his department had to itain a record of the rig details of every lorry in :ountry, in order to check n someone wanted a (cement. The new method Id be more sensible, would manpower and time and ndustry would not be un inconvenienced.
Ve may be going in for ;ultative overkill for such a 11 change, nonetheless it is that the industry should be ;ulted at every stage," he mented.
ealing with other lorry Ilations in the Bill, Mr am said that 21 per cent of icles failed their annual 5 and out of those checked, in four was overloaded.
he public was concerned ti heavy, dangerous and rloaded vehicles and .efore it was right that the istry would be put to some Dnvenience and cost to legitimate public fears.