§ 44. Sir John Mellorasked the Secretary of State for War what steps have been taken to prevent armoured and other military vehicles of excessive weight damaging ancient bridges in the United Kingdom.
Sir J. GriģģInstructions were issued early in January drawing attention to the fact that all bridges likely to be used for military traffic are now marked with their road classification. All military vehicles are also marked in this way. The instruction also made it clear that the overloading of classified bridges will be treated as a breach of discipline.