Mixed reactions
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INDUSTRY reactions to the publication of the anti-spray regulations (CM, October 20) range from an enthusiastic welcome to disappointment.
The Institute of Road Transport Engineers says that the public will be disappointed with the amount of spray reduction that will result from the regulations, which will apply to new vehicles over 12 tonnes gvw from October 1, 1985 and to new trailers from May 1, 1985.
The IRTE estimates that the total cost to operators of fitting approved anti-spray equipment will be around £65m and the institute argues that for that money a "plainly noticeable reduction in spray" should be expected.
Philip Chorlton of Monsanto said that the owners of vehicles fitted with its Clear Pass material had "proved to the politicians that something practical could be done about the spray menace".
He praised the politicians and civil servants responsible for introducing the legislation "despite hysterical, unscientific and ill-informed last minute objections from certain quarters. "During the long and thorough deliberations of the British Standards Institute Committee that drew up the Standard on which the law is based we heard not a cheep from these know-alls," he said.
lntertruck, part of the Dana group, launched its Misty material for flaps and valances at last month's Motor Show. The Misty flap is made from rubber with fibre reinforcement and has close-spaced horizontal ribs.