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Foreign Trucks * UK - Government abandons plans to charge
One well-hidden part of the Budget sure to cause controversy is the fact the government has abandoned plans to charge foreign trucks for using the UK’s roads
London,UK -Motor Transport/Road Transport, by Dominic Perry -12 March 2008: -- ... The decision was not announced in the Chancellor’s speech and indeed is not featured on the Treasury’s website. However, in an email to the FTA, the government says: “The conclusions of the Freight Data Feasibility Study will be published shortly, identifying that the options, including a vignette, would deliver limited safety, congestion, environmental and social benefits"... The decision has therefore been taken not to progress a vignette at this time...Labels: foreign trucks
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