Red Route burden Fight back on drugs for furniture men
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• Drivers delivering heavy goods such as carpets and furniture to shops along London's first Red Route cannot cope according to Islington Chamber of Commerce. It wants a system of exemptions from the parking ban for hauliers who make regular deliveries.
At present they have to apply for police permission to park on the Red Route. • The Road Haulage Association has joined the battle to stamp out drug trafficking in trucks.
It is signing a memo of understanding with the Customs authorities which lays down procedures for hauliers to follow when accepting loads. The document is similar to one already agreed by the Freight Transport Association (CM 1824 October 1990), but also covers groupage, which is car
ried out only by the hire and reward sector.
Customs officers will still be able to enter the premises of any RHA member suspected of holding drugs, says RHA controller of security Graham Houghton, "but this is an encouragement of an ongoing relationship between RHA members and their Customs officers at a local level. They will monitor each other's procedures and working practices," he adds.