Permits row
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• European Commissioners are negotiating a 5% rise in Yugoslavian transit permits for EC hauliers — but Greece wants a larger share.
BP rise
• Unions representing 400 tanker drivers at BP have accepted the company's offer of 10.9% on wages.
German spend
• Germany is to spend nearly 21bn this year on upgrading East Germany's road system.
Survival pack
• AA-BRS Fleet Rescue has issued some suggestions for truck drivers caught in the current spate of Arctic weather. The advice includes: stay in the cab until help arrives; carry a flask and snacks on board; carry warm clothes and a sleeping bag; listen to weather reports for updates — and above ail, ensure the truck is in good order.
Diesel up • Diesel pump prices had risen to between 42.9p/litre and 43.6p/litre as CM went to press.
panish try
▪ Owner Operators UK says it will press the Spanish government every fortnight over compensation for one of its members whose truck was burned in last October's border dispute.
Chunnel plea
• The Association of London Authorities has called for an "urgent decision" from the Government on the route of the Channel Tunnel rail link.