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MIK Up
It must be one of life's greatest ironies that the vital necessity of the very thing which so many people would not hesitate to ban is suddenly recognised in its true light for the countless benefits it bestows on every man, woman and child in Britain.
I am, of course, referring to that much maligned victim of public ignorance — the lorry.
Despite the numerous attempts by road hauliers to explain the role lorries have in maintaining our economic wellbeing, it is only when the availability of everything we use daily is threatened that the hard truth is recognised, which — like it or not — is that we all need the lorry.
The lorry, together with its highly skilled driver, gives a service which, within the boundary of present technology, cannot be matched by any other form of transport in terms of cost and efficiency.
May I plead with your readers that once the present difficulties are resolved, they think twice before supporting misguided attempts to impose restrictions on the movement of lorries. For we know now what life would be like without the lorry.
JOHN O'CONNOR, Public Relations Officer, Road Haulage Association, London.
I think it unlikely that our readers will attempt to impose restrictions on ton ries. But we trust that the national newspapers found space for Mr O'Connor's letter. Ed.