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MOP TALK
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I FOR A SINGLE market — we need single Whole Vehicle Approval :heme, Renault Truck's, R T Browne tplained to the Franco British Road aulage Conference. It needs acceptice, as with systems and components iprovals, in all European Community ember states.
But each of the 12 has its own ideas
which elements are important; noxly wants to drop any part or item hich is considered essential to safelard the environment or drivers. rance wants to see speed limiters manitory; the UK wants sideguards, spray -evention and front undemm added. magine the effect of all member states' sires being met," he said. "I believe aly has approximately 20 systems for 11 approval now!"
Manufacturers, he said, need decions now or very soon; 1992/3 is not r away. They need to consider alternave wheelbases to suit proposed axle eights, and this can affect braking disibution and axle capacities. Front lderrun can involve significant changes the front end of the chassis and to lb sheet metal. Without adequate time iese changes will be more costly than ed be the case.
I WHILE the vehicle refinishing maret in the UK is growing, for a variety f reasons, according to Herberts, the umber of bodyshops is decreasing. 'here are around 14,000 garages inolved in this market to some extent. At he top of are those who would be eligile to join the Herberts Security Irough Specialists package along with odyshops in using the same STS logo in Selgium, France, Holland, West Geraany and Scandinavia. However, many lore businesses can benefit through the Ierberts Business Development Progamine.
1 TORY MP Douglas -French, presentig a Bill to enhance safety in the use of ar phones, advocated no-hands phones nd dialling by voice activation. From ome or all of the consequent legislation, eports Colin Welch in the Daily Mail May 25), lorries would be exempt, although the thought of a juggernaut lilt of control while the driver rings up
common-law wives is not reassur