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Speed limits unchanged
Page 22 from 15th April 1977CHANGES in speed limits for cars have not affected limits imposed on commercial vehicles, the Department of Transport confirmed this week.......
BRITAIN'S road haulage industry faces a bright future — if
Page 7 from 10th June 1977it is knitted together with the railways says Preston (North) MP Ronald Atkins. He told the House of Commons that he was not antiroad. "I know......
Ministry will consider motorway differentials
Page 35 from 22nd July 1966IN REVIEWING the experimental 70 m.p.h. speed limit in conjunction with the road Research Laboratory, the Ministry of Transport will take account......
CHEAPER TRANSPORT TO REDUCE . CONGESTION T HE provision...
Page 84 from 13th November 1953more convenient public transport services would ease road congestion because people would be less inclined to use their own cars, and traders their......
MINISTER DEFENDS STAFF ON MOTORWAYS CHARGES
Page 41 from 13th February 1959C HARGES that the Ministry of Transport deleted proposals for the drainage of the Preston motorway were refuted by Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister......
NO DELAY WITH TESTING SCHEME T HE Minister of Transport...
Page 51 from 13th February 1959in the House of Commons last week that he did not think there would be any further delay in introducing a vehicle testing scheme. Up to February 3,......
More Vehicles for U.K. Next Year
Page 35 from 8th December 1950N EXT year's quota of commercial vehicles for the home market will be 95,000, including 8,500 buses and coaches. Mr. G. R. Strauss, Minister of......
CM test
Page 6 from 5th July 1980AN UNECONOMIC fixed Channel link could lead to restrictions on ferry services, says the Freight Transport Association. In evidence submitted to......
Miracles take longer
Page 37 from 6th February 1976THE government is to try to put a figure on the damage done to buildings, roads and people by heavy lorries. Mr Kenneth Marks, environment......
" SAFETY BELTS WOULD HALVE ACCIDENTS"
Page 50 from 13th February 1959T HE use of safety belts would reduce fatalities and the seriousness of injuries to drivers and passengers of vehicles by 50 per cent., according......