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BANS which are too restrictive will lead to firms either closing down or moving out, said John Lauder, principal traffic engineer of the London Borough of Enfield.
A better idea would be to allow smaller vehicles into Lon don and establish break-bulk depots on the M25 boundary, he explained. This would lead to an increase in employment.
Break-bulk depots should be organised by the Greater London Council, he thought.
The Enfield Borough Council has been pushing for a ban for some time now, Mr Lauder said. (CM February 6).
The first type of ban considered was a limited area ban, Mr Lauder explained.
This would have covered the two town centres of Enfield Town and Southgate which straddle the routes on which the main lorry problems occurred (A110 and A111).
The police and the GLC rejected this idea on the grounds that residential areas around the town centres could still be penetrated by heavy vehicles and lorry drivers would be unlikely to turn back on reaching the zone boundary.
The Enfield Council decided to try for a ban covering a much larger area, including part of the London borough of Barnet.
Enforcing the ban should be fairly simple, he said, as the al ternative routes offered are, on the whole good roads, and Mr Lauder urged the GLC to imple ment this scheme as soon as possible in order to test the effectiveness of this approach for London as a whole.