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Lorry bans 'selfish'

4th April 1981, Page 17
4th April 1981
Page 17
Page 17, 4th April 1981 — Lorry bans 'selfish'
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THERE IS NO justification for a "selfish" lorry ban which costs everybody money and leads to no net environmental gain, Road Haulage Association national chairman Ken Rogers claimed in West Yorkshire.

Speaking today (Saturday) in Ilkley, Mr Rogers compared lorry bans with the Armitage proposals for lorry action areas, and labelled them "lorry inaction areas".

"Those who promote these bans, cordons, and prohibited areas make one big mistake. They fail to realise that the main consequence of such prohibitions is not to remove those lorries entirely, but merely to drive them somewhere else."

And going on to say that such diversions waste time, fuel, and money, as well as leading to no net environmental gain, he stated: "There is, in our view, no justification for a selfish lorry ban which costs everybody money and leads to no net environmental gain."

Mr Rogers called instead for purpose-built roads capable of taking heavy lorries away from shopping and residential streets.

He went on to warn of the effects of heavy extra costs associated with lorry bans, and said: "If extra costs are substantial, this could lead to further bankruptcies in the haulage industry, most particularly in the area affected.

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Organisations: Road Haulage Association
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