East Yorkshire chairman slams drivers' hours
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• A fixed, compulsory rest day for bus crews, as provided for in the 1968 Transport Act, could not be implemented without hardships being caused, said Mr. I. R. Patey, chairman of East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., speaking at a presentation of long-service awards in Hull. It was difficult to see how seaside resorts like Bridlington could adopt a system whereby nobody was permitted to work on the seventh day which was to be a compulsory rest day, he said.
The provision, if applied, would also affect coach excursions, because drivers could not be with their vehicles beyond the permitted hours, he added. Meanwhile, operators had to make bookings for private hire and extended tours which, under the new Regulations were quite incapable of being worked.
Representations about the matter had been made to the Minister of Transport and it appeared that although he was receptive to certain amelioration he was under considerable pressure from other quarters, said Mr. Patey.