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Directing traffic
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The Highways Agency has appointed Derek Turner as national traffic director for England. He was previously Transport for London's MD of street management.
Drugs bust
A Welsh driver has been jailed for 10 years for smuggling £4rn worth of drugs into Ireland. David Passmore from Swansea was arrested last September after drugs were found in a container at Rosslare Europort.
Drop VED
Drivers should pay to use congested rco.ds instead of road tax, says Scottish Transport Minister Nicol Stephen.
Big loss
P&O Ferrymasters reported a £1.9m loss, down from a £100,000 prof last year, on the back of restructuring charges. Parent P&O says freight volumes grew 5% last year, despite reduced capacity on .rts Dover crossings, Out average freight rates fell 8%.
Wood 'n' trains
Welsh timber deliveries have moved from road to rail; in a five-week trial loads will travel from Aberystwyth station to Chirk, taking 180 truckloads of wood off the road.
Bargin' in
Branford Barge Owners has been given a £350,000 government grant to move more goods by water The plan is to cut 80 truck loads of gravel a week.