Instrumented smoke checks
17th March 1972, Page 23
17th March 1972
Page 23
Page 23, 17th March 1972
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• Discussing vehicle pollution, both by noise and exhaust fumes, Mr Eldon Griffiths_ DoE Under Secretary, told a Suffolk MAA meeting this week that not only must manufacturers be required to produce quieter vehicles; owners must be required and persuaded to maintain them properly. Some anti-noise measures had already been announced; more would be included in legislation to be laid before Parliament in the near future. Roadside spot checks on smoke emissions were proving effective and the number of really bad offenders had been cut by half over the past year.
"Not surprisingly, we are seeking new ways of strengthening this encouraging trend -perhaps by introducing instrumented checks to replace the current visual checks," he said.