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/I clearing houses, taxation, insurance and licensing are some of the subjects covered in 17 resolutions to be placed before the annual conference of the Road Haulage Association at Bournemouth from October 26-28.
The East Midland Area protest against Government protection for the railways. The Scottish Area wishes national and regional consultative committees to be set up to maintain close liaison between traders and free-enterprise hauliers. Thinking on somewhat similar lines, the North Western (Eastern) Area calls for help by the R.H.A. in promoting interworking between hauliers. The licensing of clearing houses is advocated by the Yorkshire (Hull) Area.
To encourage the use of public transport the Metropolitan and South-eastern Area proposes that fares to and from places of employment should be charged against income tax. The West Midland Area criticizes knock-for-knock insurance procedure and wishes vehicle taxation to he based on the maximum gross weights , determined by manufacturers.
The North Western (Western) Area complain of damage to wheels and tyres caused by portable weighbridges.
Normal user is the subject of a resolution proposed by the Northern Area. It is stated that the position of A-licensees should be restored to that which originally existed under the 1933 Act.
A proposal that every licence application should be accompanied by a deposit, to be forfeited if the application were frivolous or the applicant failed to appear at the public inquiry, comes.from the Metropolitan and South Eastern Area. The Southern Area is dissatisfied with the enforcement of the law on C-hiring.
According to the North Western (Western) Area, no statutory attendant should be required with a trailer having twin-line air brakes and emergency stop valves, or automatic braking device.