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Bottomley in call for air
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• Transport Minister Peter Bottomley this week hinted that the Government wants air suspensions on 40-tonne trucks when they are introduced into Britain in 1999.
"We are encouraging the use of air suspensions. particularly on the heaviest lorries," he says. Bottomley has told MPs that the two latest reports on suspension by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory will be placed in the Commons library. These reports include details of the so-called 'plank test' (CM 22-28 June and 6-12 July), which show that in certain circumstances air suspension can actually cause more road damage than conventional steel or rubber suspension. Bottomley says the reports, which are generally in favour of air suspension systems, will "form part of the case Britain is arguing internationally to ensure vehicles are more road friendly".