Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott again accused his shadow Erwin Adderley of a "campaign of deception'' over oversized cars yesterday as Mr.

Adderley repeated his claim that he misled the House of Assembly.

Mr. Adderley reiterated his claim that Mr. Scott duped MPs and again called for his resignation.

Mr. Scott maintained Mr. Adderley had misunderstood his answer in the House on December 17 when he said: "We aim to provide cars for those (Ministers) who need cars, however this will not happen within the next year. We are buying them according to budget and need.'' Three weeks later, on January 12, an oversized Peugeot 406 for Mr. Scott arrived followed by two more purchased, said Mr. Scott, on April 26.

There was not believed to have been any prior public announcement that Government was bringing in the Ministerial cars.

Mr. Scott told MPs yesterday that Mr. Adderley "changed the context'' of his reply on December 17, which, he said "pertains to the provision of cars for all Ministers who need them and not specifically a reference to the three Peugeot 406 cars, as Shadow Minister Mr. Adderley would have us believe''.

Accusing Mr. Adderley and fellow United Bermuda Party MP C.V. (Jim) Woolridge of a "campaign of deception'', he added: "They have been politically loose with the truth wherever and whenever they could get away with it.'' He added: "We have publicly always maintained that no amendments were required in order for these cars to be used by Government, never did Mr.

Adderley ask the Attorney General, the Minister of Transport or myself in Parliamentary questions what section of the Motor Car Act had been amended to permit these cars to be used in Bermuda.

"Yet this did not stop Shadow Minister Adderley from fabricating last week, in his statement, that he asked all three of us about the Motor Car Act and then inferring we lied because we did not answer the non-existent question''.

Mr. Adderley responded that his words were irrelevant. MPs only had to look at Mr. Scott's own words.

He said: "The record would indicate that the Minister came to the House on December 17 and misled the House because he indicated there would be no more Ministerial cars within the next year.

"There are (new) Ministerial cars on the road. That's the issue. Not what I said, what the Minister said on the floor of this House.

"He can't have it both ways. That's a fact. We have three additional cars on the road. He can't get away from it.'' Mr. Adderley asked why the Minister had provided an invoice for the two cars which arrived later, but not the one for January 12.

Transport Minister Ewart Brown told The Royal Gazette on May 8 that he was not sure which piece of legislation had been used to allow the cars in, but he thought it was under a previous administration.

In the story, Government Information Services tried unsuccessfully to find out from the Attorney General's Chambers when the changes necessary to bring the cars in were made.

"The point is, when the Minister (Dr. Brown) made the statement on June 12, no one was able to say when the changes were made,'' said Mr. Adderley.

As a former Transport Minister, Mr. Adderley said he knew that any exemptions for oversized cars had to be approved by the Transport Minister and the Minister of Works and Engineering, so he challenged Mr. Scott to provide a minute of the meeting when they made the decision.

"If that meeting took place it is necessary to produce the record in order to allow the public to understand in this day of sunshine and public scrutiny.'' See Monday's Royal Gazette for more House coverage Irwin Adderley Alex Scott