London's big on biscuits
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BANNING all heavy vehicles from London would cost United Biscuits Distribution Services almost £2m. managing director Bob Selkirk told the inquiry in a written submission.
However, a 16 tons weight limit would mean spending £264,000, he pointed out, while a night and weekend ban would cost £135,000 and £104,000 respectively.
"The who work and live in are dependent people London upon the lorry to provide their goods and services," Mr Selkirk said. "It is simply not possible for such a community to prosper if it fails to provide the means by which prosperity can be achieved."
Within Greater London, it has one of its main biscuit producing factories at Harlesden and employs 1,450 people.
The company also has three distribution depots sited within the GLC area. One at Park Royal uses 40 vehicles in the 10-14 tons gross vehicle weight class and delivers to customers in Greater London and parts of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
The second is at Peckham. There are three vehicles in the 10 tons gvw category at this site and they are used to provide a specialist service to catering type customers in Central London.
The third depot is at Harlesden and uses 20 maximum weight articulated lorries day and night to transport stock from the factory to depots outside of London, returning with traffic for its London based depots, Mr Selkirk said.