On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:16:29 -0500, "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >2000-11-22 > >Since the Steven Thoburn case will not take place until next January, what >does this mean for others not yet converted? Is there a moratorium on >further notices and seizures? Is there a status quo on further conversions >of scales by those not converted? I suspect local authorities will be loath to do anything until they see what happens in court. >And, what is the status of conversion? It seems too quiet. Can someone >give us a report? I don't have any recent national figures, but anecdotal evidence from a number of LAs suggest there are very few non-compliant traders, e.g. I was told there are 2 within the Gloucestershire area that were known about; another area reported 99% compliance. Perhaps Ian can supply more info. >Now with scale conversion almost a thing of the past, is there anyone >working on the last step? That is to get the government to authorize road >sign conversion and to plan for it to become a reality within the next few >years? Yes, me ;-) Seriously, I doubt if anyone in authority is doing anything, but I'm working at ways of raising this to a higher priority, especially to counteract the BWMA/UKIP campaign against metric signs. That's what got me to set up my UKMA mailing list. I'm pleased to say that I'm getting 2 or 3 e-mails a week from potential supporters now. Chris -- Metrication information: http://www.metric.org.uk/ UK legislation, EC Directives, Trading Standards links and more Pro-metric mailing list now available.
