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'WHEN the Lords discussed London VV traffic this week, Lord Lindgren, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, said that if the problems of loading and unloading became too bad clearways would have to be made. Restrictions on loading and unloading, with all the consequences, would also have to be impoSed.
When there was loading and unloading on the public highway it was impossible to avoid some interruption and interference with other traffic, he pointed out. There were only two ways of dealing with the problem—by having rear access to all premises or imposing a ban on loading and unloading except during the hours when other persons were not using the roads.
It was all very well to say: "Do this work between midnight and 6 a.m." But somehod) had to do it—the lorry driver and his mate. Probably it also meant that the warehouseman or storeman must also he there. Uncongenial turns of duty demanded a higher rate of pay.
One of the problems of a transport manager, where there was a need for early and late turns and night work, was the difficulty of securing the labour, went on Lord Lindgren.