§ 113. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has considered the advertisement forwarded to him offering cars for self-drive hire for any purpose and without restriction; and in view of the resentment this arouses among those who have had to lay up their cars, what action he proposes to take to prevent this inequitable practice and the circumvention of the restriction of the use of petrol.
§ Mr. GaitskellYes. As I announced in the House on 5th February an order will shortly be made limiting the use of taxis and hire-cars including self-drive cars to a radius of 20 miles from the place where the vehicle is ordinarily kept, except in the case of journeys for business or urgent domestic purposes where the use of alternative transport is not reasonably practicable.
§ Mr. Digbyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what outer radius is to apply for the new restriction on the hire of 116W motor vehicles in addition to the inner radius of 20 miles; and whether the conditions attached to this radius will be similar to those laid down in Statutory Rules and Orders, 1944, No. 281.
§ Mr. GaitskellI do not intend to revive the wartime provision for an outer radius.