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• Untaxed vehicle parked in London face being wheelclamped following the introduction of a pilot scheme in five boroughs. Offenders are given 24 hours to pay back taxes plus a release fee of 258; those failing to do so face having the vehicle impounded.
• The Road Haulage Association is calling on the DOT to re-instate the al vehicle excise duty category for trucks mostly working on sites but make short journeys on the roads.
• The Port of Hull's owner, ABP, is investing £1.75m in a three-berth development which will effectively double Hull's Ro-Ro capacity.
• A man has been arrested by police in connection with the
murder or French student Celine Figard West Mercia police say the man was arrested in southern England and taken to Worcester where he was questioned. At time of going to press no charges had been brought_ • Detectives investigating a road accident in Newciuoy. Cornwall in which five people were killed when a mechanical digger swung free from a low-loader have seized documents from a plant hire firm (CM 21 Dec-3 Jan).
• sulk fuel costs are outstripping forecourt prices all over the UK following sharp rises on the Rotterdam spot market. But the FTA is advising operators to delay purchases if possible as prices are expected to fall back.