Mixed loads ban is forecast
26th January 1968, Page 24
26th January 1968
Page 24
Page 24, 26th January 1968
— Mixed loads ban is forecast
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A POSSIBLE BAN on mixed loads of petrol and paraffin was forecast in the Commons last week.
Mr. Roger Gresham Cooke (Tory, Twickenham) drew attention to recent accidents, and asked for a ban on the carrying of paraffin in road tankers capable of carrying petrol and other fuels.
Mr. David Ennals, Under Secretary at the Home Office, said his Department had been exploring the possibility of a voluntary ban of this kind, but for economic reasons not all distributors had so far been willing to adopt it.
After present inquiries had been completed, he would consider whether a statutory ban on mixed loads of petroleum spirit and paraffin would be justified.