Appeal To High Court After Overload Conviction

• An appeal to the High Court by an owner-driver, Mr L. Borthwick, of Hartlepool, is under consideration following an overloading conviction by Hartlepool magistrates last week.......

Under-declared Weight Risks

• In his report on the past year's work of Lhe RHA express carriers' group, the .:'hairman. Mr H. A. Russett, expressed the 3(:incern of the group at the practice of ertain......

Ahb Level Crossings

• The Department of the Environment has taken further steps to improve the safety of automatic half-barrier level crossings. Where it has not yet been possible to eliminate all......

Smoke Level Demonstrations

• As announced in CM last week the DoE has arranged a programme of smoke emmission demonstrations at heavy goods vehicle testing stations. The programme up to mid-May is as......

Lpg Tax Limit Fixed

• A tax of 1 lip per gallon is to be applied to liquefied petroleum gas from July 3. This was announced in the Commons by the Minister of State for the Treasury. The proposal to......

Minor Roads Survey

• A study of the problem of the effect of heavy vehicles on minor rural roads is to be undertaken by the County Councils Association. Announcing this in the Commons, Mr John......