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THE British heavy vehicle it try needs the incentive weights increase to attacl port markets, accordin Rolls-Royce Motors mark' director George Reeves.
There is a great need ti dress the balance between imports and exports, he and added: "We cannot E the imports to take 60 per ce the UK market and do not about it. The British truck in try will eventually reach point of no return."
The White Paper prop( would be the starting poin standardising British he goods vehicles with the EEC said. But now that the debat heavier lorries has been layed, by 48 rebel Tory MPs, end is still far away.
"We have written to e single one, and most of tl have replied. Some of them prepared to vote for the IE lation provided by-passes built — and this is understal ble and sensible," he said.
A road-building progran would help protect the count economy and help prey further deterioration in the e neering industry.
"There are still substan number of people who say ' to Armitage at any price, IN am not sure they understi what the price is," he said.
There would be an almost I mediate upsurge in replacemi demand and a number of ecoi mic benefits to the operator a the country, he claimed.
Mr Reeves expressed I. concern that Rolls-Royce h made investments ready heavier lorries several yeE ago. "The product is there. and other manufacturers ha made the investment and JL cannot understand what the d lays are about."