Closer check on hiring laws wanted
27th April 1973, Page 21
27th April 1973
Page 21
Page 21, 27th April 1973
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• The Government wants to make certain that heavy commercial vehicles are hired out only to those entitled to use and drive them.
In the Commons Mr Ernie Money (Tory, Ipswich) called for legislation to make it an offence for a hire firm hiring commercial vehicles over 3 tons to do so without ensuring that the hirer is in possession of a current operator's licence and a heavy goods driver's licence, and that one of his vehicles is off the road within his margin of operation during the period concerned.
Mr John Peyton, the Minister for Transport Industries, replied that he would not introduce legislation at present. But, he added, he was considering how best to tackle this problem.