Police H ear Case on Waiting Ban
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RESTRICTIONS to prohibit commercial vehicles from loading and unloading in Central London were discussed by a deputation from the Metropolitan Traffic Liaison Committee of the Traders' RoadTransport Association, Road Haulage Association and Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association with the Commissioner of Police at Scotland Yard, on Monday.
In one apparently successful unilateral waiting experiment involving 22 streets, said the deputation, vans and lorries were able to load and unload on the " band" of these streets when it was not possible to find kerb-side space on the permitted side, and photographs were produced to illustrate this point. The draft regulations to make the " experimental " restrictions permanent did not afford this concession.
When these regulations came into operation, it was said, commercial vehicles unable to secure space on the permitted side of the streets would be unable to deliver for a large part of the working day.
lvtr. W. A. Winson, of the T.R.T.A., who led the deputation, said after the meeting: " The deputation was told that when the necessary Statutory Orders are made in respect of these streets, the police will be expected to enforce the provisions of these orders."