• Last week I met a Department of Transport chappie
29th March 1990, Page 28
29th March 1990
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by the name of Ian Mackay, who is senior executive officer for freight policy and road haulage. The conversation turned to the Palmer report and Mackay revealed some intriguing views. There is no need for regional Traffic Area Offices, he told me, just one central office. He'd also like to see the back of the Licensing Authorities (he reckons traffic areas and licensing should be packaged up and handed over to local government).
Personally I am relieved to find that those Whitehall mandarins with the ear of our esteemed Transport Secretary have such sobre, well-informed opinions.