TA urges ban pplications
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The Freight Transport isociation is urging its memrs to apply for London lorry n exemption permits. This lows its victory over the indon Boroughs Transport nnmittee at the High Court is month, when it was ruled • brake silencers could not be condition of exemption (CM i-22 November).
Several major operators, in'ding Keynsham-based 011is 7ansport, have already applied r permits, since condition 11, hich made air brake silencers impulsory, was dropped from e lorry ban. However, ceent firm Blue Circle, which st its appeal against condition has not re-applied, says the BTC. "We have not seen a Aiceable increase in applicains since the judicial review," tys um.: representative, oy Christie.
A decision on what grounds ie LBTC will use in its appeal pinst the High Court ruling is irpected in the next few eeks, and the appeal should &ow within six months.