What the Conservative victory means for the road transport industry.
16th April 1992, Page 8
16th April 1992
Page 8
Page 8, 16th April 1992
— What the Conservative victory means for the road transport industry.
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T he Tory victory will
mean business as usual for Marsham Street, which will now put into effect many of the polities which were delayed by the election campaign:
• A C6.3bn road building programme, with 40 bypasses and a series of small service stations.
• Lifetime 0-licences to replace the current five-year licences.
• Hiving-off much of British Rail, including its Red Star parcels operation and its freight services.
• Ending the Post Office's letters monopoly.
• Privatising the remaining 39 local authority bus companies and deregulating London Buses.
• Privatising the RTITB.
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