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5th October 1979
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?. introduction of tachographs took another decisive step forward last week en the Minister of Transport issued draft regulations on the tirriing of the gent of the instrument. Another decisive step will be taken when the ulations become law next month.

Thereafter it is for the industry to keep to the time-table to ensure that the trument can be put to work in 1982. Despite doubts over the ability of the hograph manufacturers to cope with original equipment orders, the gramme is workable.

Mr Malcolm Banks, FTA's president and director-general Mr Hugh itherstone have offered no more than token resistance to the timetable. /thing less would have seemed capitulation, anything more would ntually have proved embarrassing. The trade associations have accepted law 3o also will the trade unions in time. They have two years to make an erly withdrawal from their entrenched position. We can expect them to ee to the fitting but not to their use. In two years the position will have nged to acceptance — possibly at a price.

3y introducing the instrument, Fowler has done no more than )Iement a section of Barbara 3tle's Transport Act 1968 and :ept the Luxembourg Court ruling ;sed to him by his predecessor, William Rodgers.

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