parties has sparked outrage.

Now company owner Mr. Douglas Hassell has vowed to defy the Sunday truck driving restriction.

He said his firm's order books were packed with requests for fun castles.

"I will go on delivering them on Sundays until someone can justify to me why I shouldn't,'' he said.

Mr. Hassell and his wife, Margaret, run Tri-M Rentals in Middle Road, Devonshire.

It offers, among other services, home deliveries of the 5-foot by 3-foot fun castles.

Because of their bulk, they could only be transported by truck, said Mr.

Hassell.

And he ruled out getting round the Sunday law by delivering the castles on Saturdays and picking them up on Mondays.

"They cost $9,000 each, and people don't want the responsibility of looking after them for several days.

"What would happen if they were left unattended overnight and were damaged?'' Mr. Hassell pointed out Sundays were the most popular day for parties. "I don't want to be working on a Sunday, but unfortunately it is a very busy day.'' Mr. Hassell said he had tried in vain to get a temporary permit from Transport Control Department.

This would have enabled him to drive just for the Sunday the permit was issued.

But he added: "The people at TCD just didn't want to know. They said I didn't have to work on a Sunday.'' Mr. Hassell, stopped recently by the Police and fined for Sunday driving, asked how other truck drivers got permits for towing horses and motocross bikes.

Mr. Hassell has protested to his MP, the United Bermuda Party's Dr. David Dyer, and written to TCD.

TCD director Mr. Donald Dane said he had just received the letter. He did not know why no permit was issued. It was not his responsibility.

He said Mr. Hassell's letter would be passed on to the Truck Advisory Committee.

Committee secretary Mr. Valdon Caesar said Government had to strike a delicate balance between keeping Sundays as quiet as possible, and meeting the needs of, among others, essential services.