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ROAD users are overpz their share of track costs the tune of £1,795 million 1978/79, says the British ; Federation.
Goods vehicles pay 1( cent more than their alio( costs, light vans almost times, and buses and coe about 40 per cent more.
The average for all users is two times their cated costs.
There has been no chan motor taxation in this y budget, but increased nun of road vehicles and red expenditure on roads achieved the changE revenue to cost ratio.
BRF says that track allocation is a "very me science". This, it says, i: pecially so in relation to heavy lorries.
It goes on to doubt whc the Department of Tram has got its figures right pecially as the DTp has ac ted to allocation errors ir 1977/78 figures.
The Federation adds those who campaign vehicles to meet their track costs should bea mind that the vast majorii vehicles overpay.
"This overpayment," BRF, "represents just as rr a misallocation:' A STEAM tipper won year's Historic Commet Vehicle Club Loncl Brighton rally.
The Sentinel S6 tip owned by Mr D. Webster, first in its own class and , the National Benzole etc' outright Concours d'Elegs winner.
A Leyland TLM fire en1 of the Enfield and Dist Vintage Vehicle Society an Austin TT taxi, enterec A. Withney, were joint ners of the trophy for cc ours runner-up.
The best-placed post, vehicle was A. Hallpike's I ex-London Transport R double-deck bus.
Huge crowds were attrac to Brighton seafront for event which was sponso for the first time by Foden!