TeR.T.A. Ask for Bans Not to be Approved
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'THE Minister of Transport has been I asked by the Traders' Road Transport Association not to approve draft regulations to make permanent certain experimental bans on delivery vehicles affecting a number of road intersections in Central London.
Since early this year in the immediate areas of the following thoroughfares commercial vehicles have been banned for lengthy periods of the working day: Piccadilly Circus; Strand-Lancaster Place; St. Giles Circus; Regent Street, Cavendish Place; Oxford Circus and lengths of Piccadilly, Strand, Euston Road, Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. '
The Association state that the regulations were not too rigidly enforced, because policemen showed a goodnatured recognition of delivery drivers' difficulties. Also, the authorities reconsidered the restrictions and ,allowed period for afternoon delivery.
But, says Mr. R. E. G. Brown, secretary of the London and Home Counties division, stricter enforcement, which must he expected should the experimental restrictions become permanent, would change the position.
Forty member-companies, whose vehicles deliver regularly in the banned zone, emphasize that distribution efficiency has been unmistakably reduced. Eight operators report an increase in vehicle mileage involved; eight others said that drivers had to work longer hours; and four had to employ extra vehicles.
DUBLIN FOR CONGRESS?
THE 1958 congress of the Institute of Transport may be held in Dublin. The council are making inquiries into this possibility.
They have also dectded to depart in 1959 from the practice of alternating a congress in the British isles with an overseas visit, and propose in that year to hold a congress in London. The year 1959 will be the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Institute.
A visit will be paid to Barcelona from May 21-30, 1957 GERMANY TO BUY BRITISH?
THE West German Ministry of Defence has invited Rolls-Royce, Ltd., to quote prices, terms and delivery dates for 10,800 engines for troop carriers. The order is valued at £12m.
It has been proposed that 5,400 of the vehicles should be built in Britain. It is stated that Leyland Motors, Ltd., are among those who have been approached.
NEW TYRESOLES TREAD
A NEW tread pattern for recondi
tioned tyres is to he introduced by Tyresoles. Ltd., Palace of Engineering, Wembley. ft is of the type suitable for on-and-off the road vehicles and is available in size 6.00-16.