§ Mr. JoplingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has had concerning the practice of drivers on dual carriageways and motorways which have tong queues of slow-moving traffic who leave long gaps in the traffic and decline to close up on the vehicles ahead of them; and whether he will consider proposals to make it illegal because of the delays caused to drivers who wish to turn off the dual carriageways and motorways as part of their normal journey.
§ Mr. ChopeAlthough we have had no formal representations on the particular practice to which my right hon. Friend refers, trials of signing arrangements to encourage traffic to use both lanes on the approaches to road works have been carried out on sections of the A1 north of Doncaster and in North Yorkshire. The police can take action within their current powers against drivers whose vehicles cause unnecessary obstruction of the highway.