HC Deb 09 November 1989 vol 159 c716W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what safeguards are being considered to prevent rat running arising from the introduction of the autoguide system in London.

Mr. Atkins

The Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 gives the Secretary of State power, in licensing driver information systems, to impose conditions about the roads on which systems can direct traffic. The need for such conditions in relation to a commercial Autoguide scheme will be considered in the light of the results of the proposed London pilot scheme. The local authority associations and the police will be closely involved in monitoring such a scheme.