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Denationalization Statement Within a Month

1st February 1952
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Page 26, 1st February 1952 — Denationalization Statement Within a Month
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GOVERNMENT measures to restore the widest possible freedom for road transport will be announced within four weeks in a preliminary statement on policy, according toga speech made by Mr. Gerald Nabarro, M.P. for Kidderminster, at the annual general meeting of the Road Passenger and Transport Association, in Birmingham, last week.

At least one of the principles enunciated in the Road Haulage Association's memorandum on denationalization was contained in Mr. Naba rro's • forecast.

The major premises upon which the Government's policy would be based were that: (1) operators who bad lost their vehicles would be given the first opportunity or adding to their fleets;

(2) the transactions would be freely negotiated between a willing seller and a willing buyer, consideration being given. to the condition of the vehicles;

(3) regard would be paid to the efficiency of future operations. Mr. Nabarro, who was elected presi • dent of the Association, added that he was not certain that British Road Services would disappear. If a fleet of vehicles remained, it would have to operate under, the same licence conditions as .free-entcrprise vehicles. His personal opinion was that B.C.S. would not survive. He was confident that the 25-mile limit would be extended in a few weeks.

No passenger vehicles would be nationalized by the Conservative Government, he continued.

Pernicious allegations had been made against C-licence holders. Many business men did not want to buy vehicles, but had been forced to do so by the inefficiency of the B.R.S.

In reply to a question during the discussion on his speech, Mr. Nabarro said that it would be relatively easy for the Government to divest itself of its securities and relinquish all control of passenger undertakings in which it had a financial holding.• At the business meeting before the president's speech, it was agreed that a minimum membership period of three years should be made compulsory, with subscriptions 'payable annually. There had been no loss of membership on the passenger side, but it was necessary to offset the decline on the goods side.


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