RHA v Post Office
8th September 1984, Page 5
8th September 1984
Page 5
Page 5, 8th September 1984
— RHA v Post Office
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Keywords :
Transport, Land Transport, Road Transport, Road Safety, Tachograph, Traffic Law, European Community Regulation
THE RHA has asked Transport Secretary Nicholas investigation into the unfair competitive advantage Office enjoys in its parcels operations. Ridley for an that the Post The advantages over its private sector competitors are: • A 10 hour driving day (eight in the private sector) • A weekly duty limit of 66 hours (60 in the private sector)
• A daily duty spread over 14 hours at peak periods
• More flexibility in rest periods • Exemption from fitting tachographs in vehicles The EEC Regulation 543/69 has supported this kind of exemption for European postal services, but now an amend ment to the Regulation may help the RHA's case. If adopted, the amendment will allow national governments to retain this advantage for postal services.