HC Deb 07 May 1958 vol 587 cc1211-2
45. Captain Pilkington

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the regulations limiting the number of vehicles that can be drawn by one motor vehicle.

Mr. Nugent

Subject to certain exceptions and exemptions a locomotive can draw three trailers, a motor tractor one laden trailer or two unladen, and a motor car or heavy motor car, one.

Captain Pilkington

Is my hon. Friend aware that there seems to be an increasing number of these vehicles drawing sometimes even up to four vehicles behind them and that these road trains create complete chaos behind them for many miles? Will my hon. Friend reconsider the present position?

Mr. Nugent

Those that my hon. and gallant Friend describes would, of course, be illegal.

Mr. Ernest Davies

Is not that an indication that there are not enough enforcement officers?

Mr. Nugent

I do not think so.

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