Lorry bans slow down
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THE RATE at which new lor controls are being introduced England and Wales is tailing a according to the Freight Tran port Association.
But there were still 254 ne controls imposed last yea according to FTA traffic offic, Don McIntyre, and 153 wei bans on amenity grounds, wit 13 being access bans in pede trianisation schemes. Overnigl lorry parking controls were ii creased or introduced in s places.
While these figures tie up wit FTA predictions last year thi lorry bans introduced durin 1980 would cost industry £75r through increased transpol costs, Mr McIntyre told CM thi he believes county councils ar finding they are approaching turation point, and that the have few opportunities of doin much within the present roa network.
"Last year showed the begir ning of a downward trend, an we expect fewer bans in 1981, he said. However, he did expres concern at the possibility of th Greater London Council's prc posed Enfield/Barnet ban bein introduced.
He said the FTA is worrie, about the possibility of a Lor don-wide ban being introduce, after the M25 is opened, espe cially as only about five per cen of London's traffic is througl traffic.
Mr McIntyre said that all of th, amenity controls prohibited lot ries over three tons unladet from individual streets, or zones except for access to premises.
FTA has drawn comfort fron that fact that no controls wen introduced in eight counties and that fewer than six scheme! were introduced in 45 countries.