By Cm Reporter • A New Road Traffic Bill Which

may be introduced in the next session of Parliament could be the means of providing the legal powers required to introduce a graded system of hgv licensing for under21 drivers.......

Published

• A new manual headed "Road Transport of Hazardous Chemicals" and covering the principal safety requirements for the transport of hazardous chemicals by road, has been published......

Walker Can Over-rule Canterbury

• Mr Peter Walker, Secretary for the Environment, is ready to close an administrative loophole which could enable local authorities to ban heavy lorries from major roads.......

Eec Road-pricing Plan

• A plan for implementing a system of road pricing — where car drivers would pay a fee for using congested roads in urban areas — was being discussed at a meeting of the EEC......