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Govt aim to cut influence
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TORY legislation, accordin to Reg Dawson, head of tli road freight division of th Department of Transport wa to be aimed at reducing th present Government's in volvement in industry.
Speaking at the Britis Association of Remover autumn conference Mr Daw son said that until th Armitage Inquiry had submit ted its report there were rif plans to introduce an: changes in road haulag( regulations.
Delegates were told that th( BAR had asked the DTp tc examine ways of including removers using 30 cwt un. laden weight vehicles into thE operators licensing scheme tc help control the number ol 'cowboys' entering the business.
In reply Mr Dawson said that the Foster Report indicated this would be an impossible task particularly as there had been a call to reduce and not increase the number of civil servants.
On the subject of vehicle taxation Mr Dawson said that there had been an EEC move to make vehicles over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight to contribute realistically by taxation for the maintenance of roads.
Concluding Mr Dawson said that there was no possibility of extending the two year period for the fitting of tachographs and that the tachograph disc could not on its own be used for retrospective speeding charges to be brought against a driver.