Hauliers Warned of Stricter Checks
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WARNING that stricter checks I would be kept by enforcement jeers to ensure that hauliers did not tak the conditions of their licences was 'en last week by Mr. W. P. F. Ormond, stern Licensing Authority, at a special dford hearing.
'Ir. George W. Peacock, Potion Road, tgleswade, Beds, appeared to show why licences should not be suspended or oked.
41r. Ormond said Mr. Peacock had had .eries of convictions of varying kinds sting to road haulage over the past years. He had had Mr. Peacock's mises inspected and had been ing assurances about maintenance and )rovement.
• Ever since the time the Act was sed, Parliament has been concerned t the working hours laid down are not ceded," said Mr. Ormond. "I look employers of labour to see that what 'liament wanted is done."
le was also particularly concerned Is the use of vehicles outside their nce conditions and took a serious view it. But on this occasion he would ept Mr. Peacock's explanations, tough enforcement of the law would pursued with increased attention in ire.
TAXES NOT SOLE EFFECT ON EXPORTS
IPECIF1C taxes on motor vehicle: and fuel are not the only factors cting competitiveness in overseas -kets." This was said by Mr. J. ighan-Morgan, Minister of State. .rd of Trade, in the House of nmons last week after Mr. G. Nabarro ns., Kidderminster) had asked whether President of the Board of Trade had oared German and British domestic icle taxation with competitive power he export markets.
Ir. Vaughan-Morgan said that he had t the annual report of Sir Henry rrier, chairman of Leyland Motors, (The Commercial Mawr last week), that of Sir William Lyons, chairman aguar Cars, Ltd. Great weight could placed on their views but it was for him to anticipate the Budget :ment.
RE VEHICLES, MORE OFFENCES slY increase in the number of infringements of the hours and rds regulations was probably in proion to the rise in the number of :les, Mr. G. R. H. Nugent, Parliatary Secretary to the Ministry of tsport, said in the House of mons last week, replying to Mr. St Davies.
was accepted that more enforcement :rs were necessary, and when the log of driving tests had been worked t was hoped to allocate 50 more :rs to enforcement work. This t be possible before the end of the A total of 100 examiners was at nt engaged full-time upon the ction of log sheets.