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8th October 1987
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proposed city centre traffic ban threatens potential disaster to the whole of TNT's parcels operation. TNT has applied for exemption from the new city centre ban on vehicles between 11.30hrs and 16.00hrs, and is awaiting the council's decision At a special council subcommittee last week TNT solicitor Michael Cunningham argued that any failure to collect or deliver because of the York ban would be "potentially disastrous" to TNT's total service. He gave evidence of the impact on other depots and the nationwide service if any depot fails to meet its trunking schedule, and warned that if the company is confined to the stipulated hours it will have to use more vehicles, which would worsen city centre congestion, because it is contracted to respond to requests to collect goods from customers at any time.

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