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LOCAL AUTHORITIES should view the need for existing la bans before they change Hu over to the new gross weis basis, believes the Freig Transport Association.
Commenting on the fact tt the number of weight restr tions introduced in England a Wales last year fell from 153 126, the FTA said that this vt due mainly to administrati problems experienced when 1 Government changed from un den to gross weight traffic sig to police bans.
And it suggested that this p sented authorities with an id
opportunity to reconsider 1 value of existing bans, sayin.c. might prove simpler to withdr the ban if a by-pass or relief rc has been built.
The number of town cen access bans almost doull
from 13 to 25 last year, and wt. the FTA says it welcomes thc restrictions where rear accesf. provided to shops, this is always available.