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THE Government must list before it is too late to tho involved in the operation of roi transport. Lord Underhill ga this warning in the Lords la week when he criticised pla for handing over the testing lorries and buses to private e terprise.
He assumed that the Gayer ment intended to include a M E sure to bring this about, and c served that comments on t policy paper appeared to ha been disregarded.
Lord Underhill said the Fto Haulage Association, Briti Rail, the Freight Transport A ciation (because of i Freightliner connection), t Confederation of British Ro Passenger Transport, the Sc and Gravel Association, and t three institutes of traffic adm istration, road transport en neers and traffic managers z opposed to the proposals.
Why had the Governmc asked for comments and th apparently completely ignor them, asked Lord Underhill. these organisations wanted t present system to stay. They h complete faith in its high stE dard of efficiency, professioi competence and impartiality.
The issue was not political all, maintained Lord Underhill was one of commonsense. If I Government was shortsighi enough to bring forward t proposal, he hoped that Lords would deal with it acco ingly,