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coming to light of rear accesses and service roads being nullified because of their use for long-term parking. This was the view of the London and Home Counties Division of the T.R.T.A., when dealing with intentions to impose complete bans, including loading bans, in the centre of Welwyn Garden City, by the local council.
This was considered justified by the council because all the buildings had adequate service roads or rear access. The T.R.T.A. did not oppose the proposal "but has emphasized the vital importance of keeping the rear.access clear of parked vehicles ". This was one of the problems wh:ch was arising in several of the new towns where generous provision had been made for loading and unloading at the rear of the buildings.
B.R. Livestock Stations THE British Railways plan to reduce . drastically the numbers of stations equipped with facilities to handle livestock—some 2,500 to be reduced tn came into effect on January I._ Restricting Artics AS a result of a request from the Oxfordshire police, carriage of car bodies from the Pressed Steel works at Cowley on articulated vehicles is being restricted during the snowy weather. which in any case has reduced this traffic severely.
No ban has been imposed, but the police have made the request on the grounds that artics are more prone to skid on icy roads and cause road obstruction.