Ulster in line on hours
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THE Government is taking action to bring the 11-hour maximum driving day in Northern Ireland into line with the standard 10 hours in Great Britain.
This was announced in the Upper House last week by Government spokesman Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge, who said that negotiation between the parties concerned was going on at the moment.
Lord Belstead warned that road haulage firms in the Province would have their costs affected by the move, while if an eight-hour day was instituted it would have an enormous effect on costs— particularly now that the Belfast-Heysham ferry had ceased, so many journeys from Ulster were longer than necessary.
The discussion arose during an explanation of an Order bringing Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the country in observing European rules on drivers' ages and hours. The Order was approved without a division.