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Minister opposes EEC age proposals
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• The European directive dealing with such road matters as altering driving ages and compulsory medical tests would almost certainly never have the force of law, Mr John Peyton, the Minister for Transport Industries, told the Commons this week.
This collection of proposals seemed to be very ill thought out and hardly matched the situation and the needs of this country, added Mr Peyton, speaking in a debate which ended with the Commons agreeing that the European directive should be opposed. The motion singled out for criticism and suggestions about driving ages and the medical examination.
Leading anti-Marketeer Mr Neil Marten (Tory, Banbury) said that the danger was that if the Commons did not give Mr Peyton instructions he might compromise in the Council of Ministers and that compromise might be that he would get more lorry permits if we gave in on the driving licences. That was a poor way to run a country, by mixing up two quite separate factors.