The final countdown
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WITH THE ELECTION just one week away (6 May), all parties are looking for your support and our exclusive guide to the party policies
relating to road transport gives you the best way of seeing what they are promising you.
labour promises to boost the role of the private sector in truck parking facilities. the Conserva
lives pledge not to cut VOSA's budget, and the Liberal Democrats say they want to introduce a roadpricing scheme.
However, no party will commit to decoupling fuel duty, promising instead to alleviate the price burden felt by hauliers through either tax incentives ( Labour) or a lorry road-user charge (Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) to offset fuel duty.
Meanwhile, two men are run ning campaigns to become 'industry champions' in the Houses of Parliament finally giving road transport a political voice.
Chris Kelly, the Conservative candidate for Dudley South and current marketing manager at truck dealership Keltruck, says voters are talking to him about transport issues.
He explains: "The concerns of the industry do come up because the constituents I am hoping to