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* The DOT has caved in to
calls for ciosep Hy mirrors. at the annual test operators of pre-1988 vehicles are likely to be advised that such ni-irrors could be fitted.
4 Enforcement officers hove drawn up a E ta n d a rcl transport certificatcfor livestock hauliers to solve the problem of their paperwork being accepted by one authority and not another; contact: (0533) 541850.
* Opposition responsibility for transport will switch to shadow empioyment secretary Frank Dobso next month when he swaps jobs with current shadow transport secretary John Prescott.
• A Wiltshire truck driver who imported 21.7m worth of cannabis had his prison sentence cut from nine years to five by the Criminal Appeal Court in London after he gave evidence against a co-defendant.
• Output of commercial vehicles last month was 17,919—down 7.17% on September 1992. Export production fell 12.47% during the month and production from January to September was down 27% year on year.
• The Metropolitan Police have received a good response to last week's appeal in CM for information about stolen truck parts. If you can help contact Di Durrant on 071-722 7701.
iDrivers are being warned to expect long delays when the MI is closed in both directions between Junctions 9-11 from 20:00hrs next Saturday, 30 October, until 10:00hrs on Sunday.