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PAUL ARTHURTON Paul Arthurton Transport Norfolk A tougher law to
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deal with phoenix companies tops Arthurton's wish list. It's not hard to see why: he has lost some £40,000 to a major client that went out of business and re-opened Less than a week later with the same staff.
"That loss nearly crippled us," says Arthurton. "There have been times this year when we nearly had to finish up. I'd like to see the law crack down on people that go bust and start trading under another name."
His choice of what to abolish is not directly linked to haulage but reflects many operators' attitude to unfair competition. Arthurton would bring in a law to stop foreign nationals undercutting British workers, be they plumbers or truckers: "We need to stop giving other drivers a competitive advantage over us. For example, in Germany you cannot drive a truck after 1 Opm on a Saturday night. We should say the same rules apply to them here."