HL Deb 12 December 1995 vol 567 c103WA
Lord Strathcarron

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will encourage borough councils to grant the same discretion to motorcycles as to four wheel vehicles while unloading on single lines in a restricted area.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen):

Traffic authorities should not discriminate between types of motor vehicles when allowing an exemption for loading and unloading in a traffic regulation order that restricts waiting, and we would not encourage them to do so. The activities for which motorcycles are parked temporarily, however, may not always fall within the definition of loading and unloading. That can only be determined on a case by case basis.