RHA demurrage scale proposals

20th June 1969, Page 188

20th June 1969

Page 188

Page 188, 20th June 1969 — RHA demurrage scale proposals

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• The RHA's agricultural hauliers group has recommended a scale of demurrage charges to become effective as from June 1, 1969: Weight of consignment up to and including 10 tons, demurrage charge £1 5s. per hour or part thereof; over 10 tons and including 15 tons. fl 10s.: 15 to 18 tons. 15s.; 18 to 20 tons, £2 7s. 6d.

The group's national committee feels that the climate towards demurrage is changing and that customers will be prepared to pay charges where a reasonable case can be established that the vehicle has been unreasonably detained.

The committee also feels that in many cases hauliers will find customers willing to assist in levying charges against other people responsible for holding up vehicles. It

believes it essential for more agricultural hauliers to institute demurrage charges so that the practice becomes generally acceptable and leads to a quicker turn-round.

The demurrage charges above are recommended for all delays whether at farms, mills, warehouses or other premises—or at the docks. The charges do not represent the total loss incurred by an operator whose vehicles are held up unnecessarily. The committee hopes the general application of demurrage charges will form a substantial deterrent to all responsible for delays.

The committee points out that PIB Report No. 48 stated: "Further we supported the RHA's efforts to persuade its members to impose demurrage charges and to specify them in advance for delays that were clearly the responsibility of their customers."