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Speedy Sell-off For Vi
by Karen Miles • The Vehicle Inspectorate's 91 commercial vehicle testing stations look set for a quick sale as it emerges the Government is preparing to announce legislation......
Driver Vs Animal Hours? Revocations Hit
new high in S-E • Livestock hauliers fear EC proposals limiting the time farm animals can travel on the road without a break could wreak havoc with drivers' hours schedules. A......
• Seventy Arrests Of Suspects Involved In Truckstop Crime...
been made as a direct result of drivers' calls to the Forecourt Watch scheme's information line. Norfolk witness • Police are appealing for an unknown truck driver to help......
Bridge Bans
• North Yorkshire County Council has banned trucks over 17 tonnes on four bridges in Wensleydale from 9 August until they are strengthened: Castle Bolton, West Burton, Gayle and......
Stopgate Plans
• The Department of Transport has published roadbuilding plans to help drivers joining the A303 eastbound at Stopgate Cross, near Hon iton, Devon, to avoid Marsh Village. Window......
Rises Drop
• Basic pay rises in Britain continued a downward trend to 2% in the three months to June 1993, compared to 23% in the preceding three months, says researcher Industrial......
Slow Payers
• Haulage firms are among businesses not being paid on time in 98% of cases, but firms with annual sales below £5m saw delays fall; fewer invoices were overdue for more than a......