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11th February 1972
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gometric? from our political correspondent

• December 1975 received the Government's formal approval as the target date for the completion of the changeover to metrication in a White Paper published this weekr Metrication had been progressing steadily for some years but the Government believed the time had come when they must act to ensure the "Orderly completion of the process", the White Paper said.

For the purposes of tariffs, customs and statistical records, overseas freight transport went metric on January 1 this year. Metric units have been introduced for about half of the Tariff and Overseas Trade Classification and discussions are continuing on the programme for completing the change.

Haulage operators are left in doubt, however, about the timing of the switch to metrication for inland freight. January next year has been forecast but the White Paper throws no further light on this date.

Carriers are anxious to make the change at the time which meets the convenience of the majority of their customers.

In this they may be helped by the announcement in the White Paper of the Government's intention, after consultation with industry and consumers, to introduce legislation lifting the requirement in the Weights and Measures Act for certain products to be packaged in imperial measurements.

The present system of speed limits and other road signs is unlikely to be changed "for a long time to come", the White Paper said. The most expensive operation would be the conversion of all road signs showing miles to kilometres.

The cost of conversion for all road speed signs, which would need to be done as one major operation, was likely to be about £2m. and substantially more for all signs indicating distance.

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