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Hands off drawbars

22nd March 1980, Page 5
22nd March 1980
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THERE are no figures which how that drawbar vehicles Teate congestion, according o Freight Transport Associaion Greater London vicetairman Dennis Hutchings.

Speaking earlier this week, le accused the Grater LonIon Council of adopting an ?motional approach to a de:Iciedly unemotional subject )y proposing to restrict the Ise of drawbar roadtrains in "There is no evidence that a great proportion of London's goods are transported on irawbar outfits. There are no figures which would indicate that drawbar outfits lead to greater environmental intrusion than any other form of goods transport," he said.

He pointed out that they are infinitely more flexible for distribution work, and said that it was wrong for further restrictions to be imposed upon the distribution industry.