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their counterparts in could find themselves bearing Northern Ireland. The RHA's the brunt of cabotage when it Northern Irish manager, Patrick becomes legal in 20 days. Pedlow, fears that 1 July—when The Road Haulage AssocEU hauliers will become free to iation points out that the compete for domestic haulage province is in the unique posianywhere in the Union—could tion of being the only UK counhave a "devastating effect".
try to be separated from another "Southern Irish hauliers will European Union state by a land be able to undercut Northern frontier. This will make its Irish ones," says Pedlow. "In hauliers particularly vulnerable addition, their enforcement to competition from foreigners appears to be almost non-exisrunning on cheaper diesel and tent. What will the Northern VED, the RHA warns. Irish authorities really be able Operators in the Republic of to do other than impose fines Ireland pay about 20p/lit less and park them up?"