"Tackle Road Problem as Crisis"
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THE road problem would never be solved until the Government tackled it with the energy appropriate to a national crisis, Mr. Wilfrid Andrews, chairman of the Road Campaign Council, said last week.
Members of the Council arc the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Royal Automobile Club, Automobile Association, British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturer's' and Traders' Union, Motor Agents' Association, Road Haulage Association, British Road Federation, Public Transport Association, Municipal Passenger Transport Association, Passenger Vehicle Operators Association and Scottish Motor _Trade Association.
Lord Teynham and Sir Patrick Hennessy are joint honorary treasurers, and Mr. Christopher Brunner acts as B.R.F. representative on the Council.
The address of the Council is 15 Dartmouth Street, London, WA.
Mr. Andrews said that the Council rejected the idea of levying tolls, but supported that for a road loan. " There is as complete a justification for a road loan as there is for the electricity, coal and gas industries' loans." he stated.
The amounts made available for these industries over the period 1945-60 amount to £3,360m., whereas the suns now envisaged for the roads over the same period is £257m," A national highway authority should be formed to control finances and act as the body through which road loans could be raised.
TROJAN EXPORT SALES UP
THE overseas market of Trojan (Holdings), Ltd., has increased by 72 per cent. above the 1953 figure, and Trojan oil-engined vehicles are now being used in 42 countries, says Mr. Basil Monk, chairman and managing director, in his annual report.
ANOTHER FUEL-PRICE DEBATE
THE House of Commons will hear more about fuel prices today. Mr. Norman Dodds (Lab., Dartford) is to raise an adjournment debate on supplies and prices.