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14th September 1979
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kRD ON the heels of West • rkshire's A58 ban comes the ws that neighbouring North Irkshire is to clamp down on avy lorries.

North Yorkshire councilhas asked for the county's nsumer protection officers be more rigorous in check; and stopping overweight ries from entering York.

ouncillor Philip Sadd told county's public protection -nmittee that he was conned about the safety of )ple and buildings in York er he had read a report by ?. Ministry of Transport ich, he said, estimates that a overloaded lorry causes ire damage than 10,000 cars. suggested that weighdges should be constructed the four main roads into rk.

Iut the council's chief conner officer said that if lors were checked and conned more carefully, other as of consumer protection uld suffer.

inother councillor count d that the department was .ady spending too much e on "nit-picking" such as secuting greengrocers for ing to mark the weight on 'nets of strawberries.

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Organisations: Ministry of Transport
People: Philip Sadd
Locations: York