ANGLO-GERMAN PACT REGS OUT
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THE Goods Vehicle (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (No. 3) Regulations, 1967, were laid before Parliament this week and come into force on October 1. The Regulations will exempt from the need to obtain carriers licences German hauliers operating between the Federal Republic of Germany and Great Britain. They will give effect to the Anglo-German road haulage arrangement which was concluded in June between the Ministries of Transport of Great Britain and of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Under the arrangement German hauliers will be able to obtain, from the German Ministry, British permits which will enable them to operate in Great Britain. British hauliers will be able to obtain German permits from the British Ministry of Transport.
An upper limit has initially been fixed for these permits, calculated on the basis of actual goods vehicle journeys in traffic between the two countries in 1966 and including a margin for possible increase. The arrangements, including this quota, can be reviewed by the two Ministries at the wish of either side.
EXEMPTED Trailers and semi-trailers shipped across without tractive units are not affected and will not require permits. C-licence operations and certain specialized hauls are also exempt. There will be no limit to the permitted number of furniture removals, though licences will be required.
The arrangement does not allow British hauliers to engage in domestic transport within the Federal Republic of Germany, neither are the German hauliers allowed to engage in domestic transport within the United Kingdom.
Enquiries for application forms for German permits should be made initially to the Ministry of Transport, St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London, SEl.