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Routes vetoed
13th June 1981, Page 7
13th June 1981
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THE GOVERNMENT has turned down the idea of a national policy restricting heavy lorries to major roads and special routes to factories.
The suggestion was put forward in the Commons last week by Christopher Murphy (Conservative, Welwyn and Hatfield), and was rejected by Junior Transport Minister Kenneth Clarke.
Mr Clarke noted that the Armitage inquiry had come to the conclusion that it was doubtful whether it would be practicable at the present time to restrict heavy lorries to a national network of lorry routes.