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120,000 Spot Checks In Year
A BREAKDOWN of the number of spot checks carried out since 1962—and of their results —was given in the Commons last week by Mr. Stephen Swingler, Parliamentary Secretary to the......
Florn. Cut Hits Br Vehicle Buying
RRITISH Railways has to defer the re placement of road vehicles because of the £10m. cut in its capital investment. Mr. Stephen Swingler, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister......
Travel Concessions
THE review of the workings of the Travel Concessions Act will take some time, said Mr. Stephen Swingler in the Commons this week, after a progress report had been asked for by......
Two-year Probe On Road Pricing Yr Will Take At Least
two years for the Ministry of Transport to see whether a practicable road pricing system can be developed. This estimate was given in the Commons this week by Mrs. Barbara......
£6,658 'weight Fines': Lancashire County Council Reports...
year ended March 31 a total of 4,791 goods vehicles were checked for weight and 1,146 found to be over the declared unladen weight. £5,658 was collected in arrears and......
Torbay Pool Battle Resumes
THE hearing of the application by the HE Pool operators, Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd., East Midland Motor Services Ltd., West Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., East Yorkshire Motor......
'woeful' Neglect Halves Fleet
AT was described as "a woeful story of neglect and indifference to good maintenance" this week cost a Monmouthshire haulage company seven of its vehicles at Cardiff. The fleet......