asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware of the growing practice of motor vehicles being used on the roads with left-hand drives and no signals; and whether he will make it legally obligatory for all three- and four-wheeled mechanically propelled vehicles to be equipped with automatic or electrical indicators.

I have no evidence that the number of motor vehicles with left-hand drives and without signals on the roads is increasing or that they constitute an appreciable source of accidents. I should not feel justified in treating them specially.I am, however, inviting the views of organisations chiefly concerned on whether the fitting of direction indicators should now be made compulsory on motor vehicles generally.