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In Brief
• Mersey Tunnel HGV tolls will be increased to 2180 in September. Light van tolls will be £1.20. • There were 5,400 registrations of goods vehicles of more than 1,525kg unladen......
Ferry Strike Causes Ports Havoc
• Britain's lorry drivers were bracing themselves for a night on the docks as the National Union of Seamen began a nationwide 48-hour strike in the early hours of Tuesday 2......
Suspension Clubbers Must Wait Says Dip
• The Department of Transport has postponed its plan to set up a joint "Suspension Club" with CV manufacturers to look into suspension-related topics on trucks and trailers,......
• There Are Only Half As Many Truck Dealers In
the UK as there were in 1981, according to statistics published by Iveco Ford. Of the 1,138 dealers in 1981 only 577 remained in 1987, although a slight increase is forecast for......