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A PROPOSITION that trailei carrying loose loads should I3 covered with sheeting wa turned down in the Commor last week.
Sir Anthony Meyer (Conserv. tive, Flint West) wanted legi lation to cover loads liable 1 spill, overflow or cause dust the air or mud on the road, 131 Junior Transport Minister Kel neth Clarke said regulations C ready required that the load ca ried by a vehicle had to t secured so that there was litt danger of loads falling off.
Loose bulk loads woul usually need some form covering, added Mr Clarke, b each case had to be judged its merits.
Further detailed advice on s curing loads was, he said, pr vided in the Department Transport's code of practice t safe loading,