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Mr. Marples an Awkward Problem
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From our Parliamentary Correspondent E drafting of regulations controlling the movement of vehicles with long and projecting loads has been delayed by "most violent objections" from road hauliers and industry generally.
Admitting this in the Commons last week, Mr. Ernest Marples, the Minister of Transport, observed: "1 was in honour bound to consult them to see whether we could achieve our objective without imposing intolerable burdens on industry."
This was a very complex matter and if the Ministry was not very careful in framing the regulations it would impose a great burden on industry which would raise costs, went on Mr. Marples.
If he could achieve both efficiency in industry, and at the same time get the smoothness in the flow of traffic that he was after, surely that was the best thing to do.
Modifying Proposals As a result of meetings with the interests concerned, it seemed probable that the Ministry's proposals could be so modified as to reduce the burden on industry without impairing their effectiveness, the Minister told M.P.s. Some complex technical points were involved and the drafting of the regulations would inevitably take time.
Lt.-Col. J. K. Cordeaux (Cons., Nottingham Central) said he appreciated that the framing of these regulations was a complex business, but five months ago the Parliamentary Secretary said Mr. Marples needed no urging in the matter, and was on the point of announcing his decision.
Did the Minister realize that at almost exactly the same time as that answer was being given the jib of a mobile crane was tearing out the top deck of a passenger bus in Nottingham? He asked the Minister to view the matter with rather greater urgency.
Opening the Door
vipiEN Goode Bros., of Longtown. Cumb, applied at Carlisle on Monday for a 8 licence for three of five vehicles on a contract A licence only recently granted, Mr. G. W. Duncan, the deputy Northern Licensing Authority, said: "I think it would be quite wrong that contract licences which are as recent as these should be converted into B licences to carry within 140 miles. It would be opening the door too far."
He granted a B licence for two vehicles to carry within 140 miles of Longtown.
NEW FLY-OVER
QATESHEAD Corporation are to construct a fly-over 2,000 ft. long connecting the new Felling By-pass with the Great North Road at Gateshead.