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Storing the evil

27th November 1982, Page 3
27th November 1982
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ROADS left unrepaired could be costing highway authorities large sums of money each year as more road users make claims for damage. against them.

The National Association of Local Council's, with a membership of 7,500 parish, town and community councils in England and Wales, puts the blame on "short-sighted scrooges" in Government whose cut-backs on local government are having the opposite effect to that intended.

Rural roads were not built for today's loadings and movements, the NALC told the Commons transport committee. "Short cuts taken by drivers of heavy lorries on unsuitable roads, combined with the overloading of some overseas lorries, adds to the problem."