§ 59. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Transport whether he will make it compulsory for all new cars and lorries to be fitted with spats to the rear wheels, to reduce the mud thrown up on to the windscreens of following vehicles, thereby lessening the risk of accidents.
§ Mr. HayThe provision of wings and other similar fittings to catch the mud and water thrown up by the wheels of most vehicles is already a statutory requirement. I hope that where suitable flaps are available operators will fit them, but because of the difficulty of providing for all the different types of vehicle we would prefer to proceed by way of encouragement rather than regulation.