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Future of Met Polk CV unit uncertain
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A QUESTION mark has been placed over future of the Metropolitan Police Commer Vehicle Unit after March 2011, due to govt. 'tient cost cutting.
Sergeant Peter Lawson says: "I would lila think it will be in existence post-2011, nothing has been confirmed to us In the curt climate our future isn't 100% certain. It's s until the end of the current financial year."
The Freight Transport Association head urban logistics Gordon Telling says even dm sizing the unit would be a backward step:": question of 'do we need a CV unit run b police force?' is a bit of a no-brainer: the relating to CVs is fundamentally different the law applying to passenger cars," he says can't see how it can possibly he scrapped. can't operate the service on a yea r-to-yt hand-to-mouth basis.
The specialist unit carries out enforcem operations targeting HGVs, as well as crack down on mechanical defects, It is also involl in intelligence gathering and raises awaren of lorry blindspots among cyclists' groups