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• The Government says it plans to introduce legislation to penalise iate payment of debts. It will give firms the right to claim interest on payments of debts above a certain level.
• West Midlands lorry driver John Cain of Smethwick, has been found not guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court of fraudulent evasion of excise duly on a load of imported alcohol.
• London-based Starline Haulage, which runs about IA vehicles, has gone into receivership.
• Labour will review plans for an M25 12-lane superhighway, says London Transport Minister Glenda Jackson.
• The Highways Agency has eased up on its hazardous goods policy for the Blockwall Tunnel. The only remaining Forbidden materials are: flammable gas or liquid; spontaneously combustible material; organic peroxide; corrosives, and toxic substances.
• Derby lorry driver Paul Pipes is being prosecuted for careless driving after his vehicle collided with two cars parked on the hard shoulder of the Ml, killing a north Derbyshire motorist.
Axial UK, part of Tibbett & Britten, turned a Z9.8-million loss in 1995 into a £1.6m for 1996. T&B has committed £5m to modernise Axial's fleet.