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GREATER London Council wants to ban heavy London's streets on Sundays and bank holidays. lorries Council meeting last week pted the higher weights — 44 tonnes — proposed by EEC, but with reservas. Lorries must meet e stringent requirements ting noise, smoke, vibraand safety.
proposed 0.5 tonne ranee on axle loadings was ceptable to the GLC — it o inaccurate. The council favoured stricter enforce t of control on loading les, with stiffer penalties nfringements.
alculating that heavier es would cause more road age, the GLC voted that EEC should help to pay for by extra funding. The successful amendment asking for lorry bans in London on Sundays and bank holidays came from Conservative council member for Hayes and Harlington, Archie Hull.
The exact EEC proposals upon which GLC was voting include maximum axle weight going up to 11 tonnes on the drive axle and 10 tonnes on any other single axle. Maximum gross weight would be 44 tonnes on six axles, 42 tonnes on five axles — if the tractive unit has three axles — 40 tonnes on five axles with a two-axle unit, and 35 tonnes on four axles.