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VHATEVER WE MAY have :xpected from the debate at the "ory party's annual conference heavy lorries, there must urely now be some hope that he general consensus of ■ pinion is in our favour.
Not so much a matter of "to be )r not to be," but rather what it viii eventually be. Frustration is 'ear boiling-over point, so much lo that several notables in rehicle production and )peration are compelled to • )ublicly voice an appeal for a Jecision, be it favourable or )therwise.
While I happen to feel that we -nay yet win the day, :.omplacency cannot be allowed to creep in. We must be .lontinually reminding our respective Parliamentary representatives of the necessity For heavier vehicles, particularly when so many of them see the votes of environmentalists as of greater worth at election time than those of hauliers.
We are constantly under pressure as a nation to become more competitive in the world markets. Yet when mention of this is made in relation to road haulage, there is either a hushed silence or vehement exclamations from the environmental lobby.
Things may move speedily within a few days of Parliament re-assembling. However, I would like to have visited the Motor Show with some clear indication of permitted maximum weighting, and in this I know I am not alone. Delays are already causing severe problems concerning replacement vehicles. We have a right to know the position — and now. Only in this way can we plan with others for our country's better future.
NIGEL BREEZE Sodthend on Sea.