Britain to request quota increase
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ITAIN will ask the EEC this Inth for an increase in next ar's quota of community .mits although the chances of ming more out of the West rmans and French are not
.oth countries insisted at a eting of EEC Transport Minis s in Brussels last week cember 1) that any increase )ends on a deal over lorry ights.
lut there was some progress this vexed question and en ministers meet again on cember 20 Britain will pro3e a 20 per cent increase in quota.
hider the present agreement ;re are 4,038 community -mits and Britain's share is 3.
[he problem with lorry ights, is to agree a common weight for all EEC countries. present, the weight varies be;en Britain's 38 tonnes and ■ re than 40 tonnes.
kt last week's meeting there
s some discussion of tempo-ily accepting a range of ights because of the impossity of agreeing a single figure. rhe French were reported to ve come around to this view
t whether this will overcome current impasse remains to seen.