BAN ON BULL BARS

Early day motion 1567, tabled 4 July 2002 by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 64 members.

That this House considers the fitting of unnecessary bull bars to the front of vehicles as a dangerous fashion accessory which should be banned; recognises that organisations such as the RAC estimate that bull bars contribute to 70 fatalities on our roads a year; welcomes the resolution of the European parliamentarians to secure an agreement with motor manufacturers to ban the addition of bull bars on new vehicles from this year; and calls on the Government to introduce regulations to ban these kind of vehicle adornments as part of the annual MOT.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 15, Labour/Co-operative 6, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.