§ Dr. Glynasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will seek to set a minimum level of fines for overloading or using defective or dangerous heavy lorries which eliminates the possibility of commercial benefit to the operator of allowing the offence to be committed.
§ Mr. David HowellI shall write to my hon. Friend.
§ Dr. Glynasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, in view of the dangers of lorries jack-knifing, he will seek to make it compulsory for all vehicles of over 30 tonnes to be fitted with ABS anti-lock braking systems.
§ Mr. David HowellThe Construction and Use Regulations allow for the optional use of anti-lock braking systems as a means of providing braking stability. However, they are not fully proven under all conditions of service and therefore on present evidence I do not feel justified in making them compulsory.