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enforcement officer? I ask because a recent decision by Marsham Street will soon give rise to lots of changes.
In the past many Traffic Examiners were recruited in early middle age from among retired policemen and soldiers. To give them a reasonably long second career they were therefore allowed to continue working beyond the normal civil service retirement age of 60. That concession is now being withdrawn. In future Traffic Examiners will have to go at 60.
A cynic I met in a pub not a thousand miles from Marsham Street attributed the change to the fact that only young men and women would be able to understand the rest period rules of the new EEC drivers' hours regulation. He may be right. But the official explanation is the Govern
ment's burning desire to reduce the size of the civil service.
Whatever the reason, the change will mean a big shakeout, especially among the senior ranks. So if you are having problems, take heart. If you have a good relationship, make the most of it while it lasts.