'The Ministry of Transport is to take drastic action to cope with the increased road transport in the London areas. The reasons for this fare briefly summarized in the cable published' to-day, but the recent census taken by the Automobile JAssociation throws a much clearer ight on the decision. "Dealing only with the London district—for the census took in the whole country—their figures show that there has been an enormous increase in the number of vehicles using the main gateways of the metropolis. Putney Hill on the London to Ports-
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